How to Use forgive in a Sentence
forgive
verb
- The government has agreed to forgive some of the debt.
- He finds it hard to forgive an insult.
- When he feels he's been insulted, he finds it hard to forgive and forget.
- We must ask God to forgive us for our sins.
- We must ask God to forgive our sins.
- Can you ever forgive me for being so selfish?
- I've never forgiven myself for the way I treated her.
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And, of course, Ellen and the kids forgive him and hug it out.
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Misha Berson,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2022
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The point is, forgive the overhype, but there’s a lot of unused hype for a couple of decades.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Sep. 2022
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In other words, if the final product tastes good, consumers should forgive the fact that the expression has young whisky in it.
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Chris Perugini,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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Hollywood usually has a short memory, and is often quick to forgive if someone’s work is worthy of it.
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Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Oct. 2022
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Most people are born with the ability to empathize, to understand mistakes in context and to forgive errors.
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Giuliana Corbo,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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Last week this column noted that Democrats who joined in political attacks on police need voters to forgive and forget the crime surge that followed.
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James Freeman,
WSJ,
21 Sep. 2022
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Setting boundaries, removing yourself from unhealthy situations, or forgiving the version of you that said yes to those people or things is vital now in your process of moving on.
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Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Nov. 2024
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This is the scene where the father pleads with the son to forgive him.
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Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 July 2024
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The Lord has and will again forgive us for all of our sins.
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Elizabeth Berry,
Woman's Day,
10 Nov. 2022
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Sheri tried to forgive the man who hurt her, more for herself than for him.
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Marisa Kwiatkowski,
USA TODAY,
14 May 2024
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Not that this would lead to her forgiving him, of course.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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God doesn’t choose to forgive, or to love; God is mercy, and love.
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Eliza Griswold,
The New Yorker,
30 June 2024
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But all was resolved (and forgiven) by the end of the reunion when the cast hugged it out.
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Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2023
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Nearly a year on, Brit isn’t in the mood to forgive or forget.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2022
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Usher also called on the crowd to forgive those who have wronged you.
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Mesfin Fekadu,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 July 2024
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This does not forgive the war crimes that were committed in the post-Cold War era.
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Roger Huang,
Forbes,
21 Apr. 2023
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At the same time, the quality-control flaws are hard to forgive.
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John Phillips,
Car and Driver,
10 Mar. 2023
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Faith doesn’t have a good answer and asks to be forgiven.
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Weike Wang,
The New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2024
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But the way to move forward is to admit your faults and frailties, and to seek to be forgiven.
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Amy Dickinson,
The Mercury News,
29 Feb. 2024
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You could be forgiven for thinking that CEOs are a bit relieved by the events of 2023.
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Alena Botros,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2023
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Chris and his/your peeps are unlikely to forgive you, so just leave them alone.
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Wayne and Wanda,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Aug. 2023
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And will Ingrid forgive him for being such a pompous jerk?
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2024
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Some of the billions in funds were given via a loan that the U.S. president could forgive.
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Hannah Knowles,
Washington Post,
20 July 2024
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