It was a pardonable mistake.
the new parents' gushing pride was pardonable
Recent Examples on the WebAccording to Cohen, because misdemeanor possession of marijuana is now a pardonable offense, Department of Justice guidelines would not permit a plea to that effect.—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 What happened, then, was surely a result of a pardonable misunderstanding.—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020 In this case, to be fair, the length is a pardonable fault, for there is plenty here on which to feast.—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019 However, no one went hungry, and after a wholly pardonable delay all were accommodated.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2019 But now, without any provocation, and without the justification of reprisal or retaliation, a refusal to outlaw the use of the bomb save in reprisal is making a political purpose of its possession; this is hardly pardonable.—Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2017
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