Example Sentences

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Next up is redeeming the lightness from that darkness, without indulging the old myths or perpetuating the old inequities.

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2021

It’s hard to find much that is redeeming in true-crime documentaries these days.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021

The city agency overseeing the project, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, hopes that at the hearing on Wednesday it can make the case that it is redeeming a hazardous industrial wasteland.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2011

Still, the author’s note is redeeming: “I felt different, and in my mind, being different was not a good thing.”

From Washington Post

Now, Miles," she said, holding out both hands to meet me, "this is redeeming your pledge, and behaving as you should.

From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by Cooper, James Fenimore