Example Sentences

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Maria never let anger get the best of her and was forgiving, sometimes maybe too forgiving, Iese said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

It would also mean he was forgiving a former official who was convicted in a case involving leaks despite Mr. Trump’s repeated inveighing against those who disclose information to reporters.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018

Joe Cunningham, a 60-year old activist from Montgomery County, was forgiving of Trump.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2016

I think the pinnacle moment in my healing was forgiving myself for what I had done with my life.

From MSNBC • Jun. 26, 2015

Maybe she had just been angry at something we had done, but was forgiving us and would send for us soon.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou