How to Use absolve in a Sentence

absolve

verb
Definition of absolvenext
Synonyms for absolvenext
  • The Tuscaloosa mayor's campaign said Cobb was not absolved from blame.
    — Howard Koplowitz, AL.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Ignorance of origin does not absolve us from the harm of participation.
    — Sophia Carter-Kahn, The Verge, 27 Apr. 2018
  • SpaceX appears to have been absolved from blame for this mishap, and certainly the first stage booster performed nominally during that mission.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 May 2018
  • But his reappearance this week underscored not only a dogged will to power but a bottomless capacity to absolve when necessary.
    — The Economist, 17 May 2018
  • Blaming fans, the media, or even the president absolves the person who’s actually responsible for all this confusion.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Tyndall said he was absolved of wrongdoing after an internal investigation.
    — Harriet Ryan, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
  • In 2003, the state absolved landowners of the responsibility to post waterways as private.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The hurt that led them to commit the felony does not excuse or absolve the crime.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al.com, 30 June 2019
  • Gwyn has been absolved from taking the blame for the five swings and misses.
    — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
  • That is not to absolve leaders from the many mistakes that were made.
    — Carter Malkasian, Time, 19 Sep. 2021
  • But again, to be clear, this doesn’t absolve Smith’s acts in any manner.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The bidders can’t be completely absolved from the drop in the Scout24 share price that laid the ground for their return.
    — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 1 May 2019
  • That would absolve these women, who in fact share those ends.
    — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • No, this is not an attempt to absolve the Spurs of everything.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 11 Feb. 2020
  • My point is also not to absolve the president of any blame.
    — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Doctorow’s goal isn’t to shame those readers, nor to absolve them.
    — Andy Greenberg, Wired, 12 Oct. 2020
  • But that may still not absolve the company in a wrongful death case.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 21 June 2023
  • Woody Allen went under legal scrutiny twice at the end of the ’90s and was absolved.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • The report largely seems to absolve the current pope, Francis, of blame.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 11 Nov. 2020
  • But do not use grief as a tool to absolve him of his abusive behavior.
    — refinery29.com, 27 June 2018
  • Shrove is rooted in the word shrive, which means to absolve, and people often go to church to confess their sins.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Cruz continued to plead for Carlson to absolve him of his sins.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The first few lives Nora tries on are those that absolve her biggest regrets.
    — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Those who chose to invest may have egg on their faces, but their negligence does not absolve Holmes of fraud.
    — Jessica A. Roth For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The towering solo shot tied the score 4-4 and absolved rookie Patrick Sandoval of a loss.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
  • But will buying a Lightning absolve me of my sins against nature?
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Fine, but does that absolve us of the responsibility to seek the truth?
    — Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic, 16 May 2022
  • As if yielding eight hits and five walks in 4⅔ innings wasn't enough to absolve him of scrutiny.
    — Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
  • While Mandiant has largely absolved Snowflake of any blame in the mass compromise of its customers, researcher Kevin Beaumont has vocally held the cloud provider responsible for much of it.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
  • Offering a resignation option can help mitigate the risk of legal action and, depending upon your state law, may absolve employers from their responsibility to provide unemployment benefits.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024

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