How to Use forgiveness in a Sentence
forgiveness
noun- She treats us with kindness and forgiveness.
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The record melds their rock sound with sharp synths and a plea for forgiveness.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2022
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How much is the loan forgiveness, and what are the limits?
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
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And all of those things may one day lead to forgiveness.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2022
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Her film doesn’t aim to be a guide, a balm or an ode to forgiveness.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Their exchanges are tinged with the hurt of old wounds and the hope of future forgiveness.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2022
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This is not the type of ending where there’s forgiveness.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
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At the heart of both the exhibition and the film is the concept of forgiveness.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 19 Oct. 2024
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Click here to read the latest in the student debt forgiveness saga.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 June 2024
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Didn’t the Supreme Court rule in favor of the loan forgiveness program?
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
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In the wake of the latest mass shooting, politicians need to ask the Almighty for forgiveness and stand up to the gun lobby.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
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One result of those changes was a boom in loan forgiveness.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jesus told the 12 that repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the nations.
—Rev. Jeff Horejsi, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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In the first five days of the fee forgiveness program, which runs through March, WPL said the library cleared over 400 accounts of fines.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
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Here is where the plans stand: Student loan forgiveness.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 8 July 2023
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So Eddie is most often, in my mind, the voice of forgiveness.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025
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The latest plan takes a two-pronged approach to loan forgiveness.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The film is filled with contrasts, Norway and India, life and death, hate and forgiveness, love and fear.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
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In the film, the man later returns to Marley's home to beg for the musician's forgiveness.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
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There’s a chance that the student loan forgiveness program may be trashed, while gun reforms would not see the light of day.
—Quartz, 9 Nov. 2022
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Thank you for that story on Meyers Leonard and his quest for forgiveness.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2023
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At the heart of their grievances is greed — Bo’s for money, Frank’s for forgiveness and Toni’s for revenge.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
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The authors of the report note that such forgiveness would be a first step on a road to broader changes in how the U.S. finances college.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 June 2022
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This rate of loan forgiveness — 64% — is much less than the rates achieved by other kinds of borrowers.
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2022
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Bill Lawrence really talks about how the arc of season 2 is this theme of forgiveness.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Love, heartbreak, and forgiveness are the name of the game this week as Firefly Lane season two arrives.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2022
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This summer, the court struck down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 10 Aug. 2023
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In their last message, Hale said that something bad was about to happen and asked for forgiveness.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
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This means that borrowers would no longer have to apply for these forms of loan forgiveness.
—Bo Erickson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
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Despite the intense aftermath, Rock has remained resolute in his approach to forgiveness.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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