Examples of lenience in a Sentence
a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals
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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.
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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
Caban’s lenience in the Lucas matter isn’t the first time the commissioner has let bad behavior slide.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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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
Caban’s lenience in the Lucas matter isn’t the first time the commissioner has let bad behavior slide.
—Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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“Lenience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lenience. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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lenience
noun
le·nience
ˈlē-nyən(t)s 
-nē-ən(t)s
: leniency
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