How to Use absolve in a Sentence

absolve

verb

• Gwyn has been absolved from taking the blame for the five swings and misses.
  — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
• But do not use grief as a tool to absolve him of his abusive behavior.
  — refinery29.com, 27 June 2018
• No, that doesn't absolve him of his past comments or his past behavior.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 12 June 2018
• That absolved him and made him a Cleveland hero forever.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 July 2018
• As the months have passed, Luck has continued to reveal more and more about what buried him last fall, refusing to absolve himself of blame.
  — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2018
• Dempster said afterward, absolving the franchise of bad karma.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2018
• Although Premier has objected to these claims, the matter will be absolved when the sale is completed, court papers show.
  — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, 20 June 2018
• The four defendants were sentenced Wednesday to terms of 33 and 58 years, and a fifth officer was absolved.
  — Fox News, 23 May 2018
• And that looks far less likely these days—even in the event that Mr Trump defied a subpoena from Mr Mueller or absolved himself of a crime.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• Sluggerrr’s mistimed hot dog toss made bad law, even though a jury ultimately absolved the Royals of liability.
  — Randy Maniloff, WSJ, 26 June 2018
• Much of the document is devoted to absolving Madigan and Quinn’s brother, 13th Ward Ald.
  — Stacy St. Clair, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2018
• The hurt that led them to commit the felony does not excuse or absolve the crime.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al.com, 30 June 2019
• That is not to absolve leaders from the many mistakes that were made.
  — Carter Malkasian, Time, 19 Sep. 2021
• But again, to be clear, this doesn’t absolve Smith’s acts in any manner.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Apr. 2022
• The bidders can’t be completely absolved from the drop in the Scout24 share price that laid the ground for their return.
  — Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 1 May 2019
• That would absolve these women, who in fact share those ends.
  — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
• No, this is not an attempt to absolve the Spurs of everything.
  — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 11 Feb. 2020
• My point is also not to absolve the president of any blame.
  — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 1 Sep. 2021
• Doctorow’s goal isn’t to shame those readers, nor to absolve them.
  — Andy Greenberg, Wired, 12 Oct. 2020
• But that may still not absolve the company in a wrongful death case.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 21 June 2023
• Woody Allen went under legal scrutiny twice at the end of the ’90s and was absolved.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 July 2023
• The report largely seems to absolve the current pope, Francis, of blame.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 11 Nov. 2020
• Shrove is rooted in the word shrive, which means to absolve, and people often go to church to confess their sins.
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
• Cruz continued to plead for Carlson to absolve him of his sins.
  — Brian Stelter, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022
• The first few lives Nora tries on are those that absolve her biggest regrets.
  — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2021
• Those who chose to invest may have egg on their faces, but their negligence does not absolve Holmes of fraud.
  — Jessica A. Roth For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 4 Jan. 2022
• The towering solo shot tied the score 4-4 and absolved rookie Patrick Sandoval of a loss.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019
• But will buying a Lightning absolve me of my sins against nature?
  — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• The findings sparked the fury of many victims’ parents and community members who have said for nearly two years that some should not be absolved.
  — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 June 2024
• As prisoners, the women would have the opportunity to confess their sins to a priest, who would absolve them of their crimes before their execution.
  — Mike Miller, EW.com, 28 June 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024