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.
• After one of these nighttime attacks is publicly revealed, the women gather to decide how to respond: forgive the men, fight them, or flee.
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2022
• But watching the first episode of Frozen Planet II, there is something—forgive me—that leaves me a little cold.
  — WIRED, 18 Sep. 2022
• They are set to be bailed out in two days, and the colony’s bishop demands that the victims forgive them—or else face excommunication and be denied a spot in heaven.
  — Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
• In 2020, Reeves vetoed legislation that would have let Jackson forgive at least a portion of the unpaid water bills for poor people.
  — Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022
• And, of course, Ellen and the kids forgive him and hug it out.
  — Misha Berson, Variety, 27 Sep. 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
• Nearly a year on, Brit isn’t in the mood to forgive or forget.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2022
• The point is, forgive the overhype, but there’s a lot of unused hype for a couple of decades.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Sounds to me like your friend can’t, won’t, or is disinclined to forgive you.
  — James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 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
• Now, our son is making overtures on behalf of his wife to just forgive and forget.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024