Examples of lenience in a Sentence
a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals
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Trump said similar lenience would be extended to hotel and leisure industries.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Dunn famously forgave his attacker, asking for lenience at his federal trial.
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Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Trilogy pulled through because of customers who went out of their way to support the business and order food to-go, the landlord’s lenience with rent, the PPP funding, its outdoor space and the health focus of her business at a time when health was on everyone’s mind.
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Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Oct. 2024
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Dunn famously forgave his attacker, asking for lenience at his federal trial.
—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Trilogy pulled through because of customers who went out of their way to support the business and order food to-go, the landlord’s lenience with rent, the PPP funding, its outdoor space and the health focus of her business at a time when health was on everyone’s mind.
—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Conservative applicants also voiced concern about liberal LGBTQ laws and lenience on crime.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Oct. 2024
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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lenience. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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lenience
noun
le·nience
ˈlē-nyən(t)s 
-nē-ən(t)s
: leniency
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