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.
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Nearly a year on, Brit isn’t in the mood to forgive or forget.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2022 -
The victim, who was not named, is still recovering and learning to trust but forgives the family in an act of faith, the statement said.
— Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024 -
Long-suffering Jets fans everywhere may never forgive him.
— Scottie Andrew, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022 -
Learn to forgive the child inside of you that did not receive the unconditional love and support needed to trust people at face value.
— Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022 -
Backers of the measure emphasize the initiative doesn't forgive anyone's medical or consumer debts.
— Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022 -
While the federal government is forgiving student loan debt, Martin will forgive unpaid balances owed to the university.
— Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2022 -
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 -
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 -
Usher also called on the crowd to forgive those who have wronged you.
— Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024 -
This does not forgive the war crimes that were committed in the post-Cold War era.
— Roger Huang, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023 -
At the same time, the quality-control flaws are hard to forgive.
— John Phillips, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2023 -
Faith doesn’t have a good answer and asks to be forgiven.
— Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2024 -
But the way to move forward is to admit your faults and frailties, and to seek to be forgiven.
— Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024 -
You could be forgiven for thinking that CEOs are a bit relieved by the events of 2023.
— Alena Botros, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Chris and his/your peeps are unlikely to forgive you, so just leave them alone.
— Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023 -
And will Ingrid forgive him for being such a pompous jerk?
— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Some of the billions in funds were given via a loan that the U.S. president could forgive.
— Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 20 July 2024 -
Your job is to not let your ego or pride stop you from forgiving those who deserve it.
— Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 5 June 2023 -
The Education Department said earlier this year the Biden administration had forgiven roughly $170 billion in student loan debt for about five million Americans.
— Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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