pardon
noun
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience.
pardonable
-
a word derived from
pardon.
Example Sentences
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To redress this pardonable oversight, Deirdre Loughridge and Thomas Patteson take us on a guided tour of “The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I could tell Vatsal felt whatever Winters did was pardonable.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2021
That was on the other side of the field from such matters as the time Oklahoma committed the barely pardonable sin of facing third and 10 from its 25-yard line while behind 42-38.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2018
This crime against the English language might be pardonable if Gorsuch deployed his fence metaphor to clear up some technical complexity.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2018
“Play something, Amy. Let them hear how much you have improved,” said Laurie, with pardonable pride in his promising pupil.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
