Forgiving
"Forgiving" in a Sentence (13 examples)
If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving.
Tom has a forgiving nature.
People are pretty forgiving.
I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.
Tom is very trusting and forgiving.
I think forgiving people is good for the soul.
Layla was forgiving.
Sami wasn't so forgiving with his co-workers.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
You could be more forgiving.
I am inclined to take a forgiving attitude, since this is his first offence.
A good WebApp interface is understandable and forgiving, providing the user with a sense of control. […] Work is carefully and continuously saved, with full option for the user to undo any activity at any time.
And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.
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