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.
• And, of course, Ellen and the kids forgive him and hug it out.
  — Misha Berson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022
• But all those terms are — forgive the pun — on the outs.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
• This is the scene where the father pleads with the son to forgive him.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
• The Lord has and will again forgive us for all of our sins.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 Nov. 2022
• As part of his plot, Sutherland agreed to forgive the debt of the person hired to do the killing.
  — / Cbs News, CBS News, 15 May 2025
• Under the terms of the agreement, the city would forgive the theater’s debt.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Feb. 2022
• For that to happen, a landlord must agree to forgive 20% of the debt.
  — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
• Pardons restore the rights of the convicted and forgive them in the eyes of the law.
  — Paul J. Weber, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2021
• Pardons restore the rights of the convicted and forgive them in the eyes of the law.
  — Paul J. Weber, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2021
• Pardons restore the rights of the convicted and forgive them in the eyes of the law.
  — NBC News, 24 Dec. 2021
• Then forgive all the debt and stick taxpayers with the bill.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 June 2022
• The first step in controlling my anger is to forgive and to let go.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
• Sheri tried to forgive the man who hurt her, more for herself than for him.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• Not that this would lead to her forgiving him, of course.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• God doesn’t choose to forgive, or to love; God is mercy, and love.
  — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
• But all was resolved (and forgiven) by the end of the reunion when the cast hugged it out.
  — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2023
• Nearly a year on, Brit isn’t in the mood to forgive or forget.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2022
• The point is, forgive the overhype, but there’s a lot of unused hype for a couple of decades.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2022
• First of all, forgive yourself for not having the right words.
  — Kasandra Brabaw, SELF, 9 Apr. 2021
• When a Gimenez-Dovbyk swap was mooted last summer, you would have been forgiven for thinking the goal was maybe not to score goals.
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• Those of us who are now in our 90s might be forgiven a twinge of nostalgia for that moment.
  — Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
• After losing a child far too young, a parent might be forgiven for turning away from the world, shrinking in their grief.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
• Part of me also wondered if this could be a way to forgive my family members.
  — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026