Example Sentences

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The son of a well-to-do Hartford, Conn., jeweler, Church was leniently permitted by his father to pursue his artistic vocation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

They argued that he had a very low chance of recidivism and should be sentenced leniently.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Will the judges in London refuse to release him to U.S. authorities, leery of this 100-plus-year-old law and the possibility that a judge today might act less leniently than Ellis?

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2024

For example, when the city of Isfahan, in Persia, surrendered peacefully, he treated the residents leniently.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The proconsul has given me a further delay wherein to deal leniently with you and with your father if I am so minded.

From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness