Example Sentences

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Investors might have forgiven the EV charges if Stellantis hadn’t also cut its dividend.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Minutes before, Kirk’s wife had offered a very different address, saying that her husband would have forgiven his killer.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2025

“We might have forgiven them if they’d come forward in the beginning,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

If not struck down, Mr Biden's plan would have forgiven up to $20,000 in debt in some cases.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

If Audrey had admitted that immediately after Jesse died, I never would have forgiven her.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson