How to Use leniency in a Sentence

leniency

noun

• Defense lawyer Adam Lipson had pleaded for leniency, arguing that his client fell into a rabbit hole of conspiracies after having led a crime-free life.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
• Kay sobbed while one of his three sons spoke to the judge from the lectern in a plea for leniency.
  — Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 11 Oct. 2022
• But the law changed so that the inmates would have more leniency — COs can’t throw you in solitary.
  — Rebecca McCray, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2021
• Spivey had more than 100 letters and calls that came to the court asking for leniency.
  — Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2022
• Griner asked the court for leniency but was sentenced last Thursday to 9 1/2 years in prison.
  — Robyn Dixon, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022
• Asking for leniency from the judge, Dawn Munn has submitted a pair of letters to the court.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022
• Entrekin, in his letter to the judge, did not make a request for leniency.
  — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2022
• Griner’s plea to the court for leniency fell on deaf ears, and she was sentenced to nine years’ prison in a Russian court last Thursday.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
• In all, 24 letters of support for Buelow were sent to the judge in recent days, pleading for leniency.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
• Among those who asked the judge for leniency on the banker included Laffitte’s wife and daughter.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
• The state’s leniency also has allowed just about anyone who takes a notion to buy and own a pet tegu.
  — Arkansas Online, 7 Mar. 2021
• The show is set in 2016, and the ubiquitous Hillary signs in the background allude to the leniency that society tends to grant men at the expense of women.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• In exchange for leniency, Ashley Shaw turned on her one-time boss.
  — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2022
• As part of the deal, Khan was permitted to make a public plea for leniency to the jury in October.
  — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2022
• As part of the deal, Mr. Khan was permitted to make a public plea for leniency to the jury in October.
  — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
• In decades past, cast members kept close to the show in most instances, though Michaels and the network have shown more leniency in recent seasons.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 9 Mar. 2022
• At the sentencing in July, Logan asked the judge for leniency.
  — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
• Supporters of Moore and Mansell’s wrote nearly 50 pages of letters to the judge asking for leniency.
  — Hannah Phillips, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
• Byrd had written the judge a 10-page letter asking for leniency.
  — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
• In rare moments of leniency from Ike, Tina did enjoy success on her own.
  — Hillel Italie, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2023
• The detective, at that point, will often make a promise to seek leniency.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 25 July 2021
• The claim was made in court papers in which Maxwell’s lawyers pleaded for leniency ahead of her June 28 sentencing.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 17 June 2022
• Griner and her lawyers pleaded for leniency, but everyone knew better than to hope for it.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2022
• Certainly some Senate Democrats will be on the lookout for signs of overall leniency on Wall Street, and the broader aim is for lenders to lend.
  — Telis Demos, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2021
• Even though Biden pledged during the campaign not to pardon him, Trump could still try to trade his concession for the promise of leniency.
  — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2020
• The attorney, Nichole Doughtery, asked for leniency to allow Fix to work.
  — Annie Doyle, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022
• This is why he should be granted some leniency for struggling at times against elite defenses in the playoffs.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2021
• But when a member of law enforcement pulls rank to gain that leniency – that is an ethical breach.
  — Sonia Pruitt, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
• Van Dyke's wife and daughters had pleaded for leniency in letters submitted to the judge ahead of his trial.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2022
• Bell tearfully apologized in her request for leniency during the hearing.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024