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Recent Examples of lenience 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 Experts say this level of lenience can lead to rebellion, risk-prone temperament, and unhealthy habits. Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lenience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lenience
Noun
  • And, Ben carried out his instructions with precision and without mercy.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Notre Dame is at the mercy of the committee no matter what.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Combs’ family, friends, former employees and business associates from Bad Boy Entertainment and Combs Enterprises submitted more than 70 letters to ask Judge Subramanian for leniency on his behalf.
    Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In a final speech before sentencing, Combs made a plea for leniency.
    Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lenience. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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