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Example sentences for "forgave"

Lexicographically close words:
forfend; forgat; forgate; forgather; forgathered; forgavest; forge; forged; forger; forgeries
  1. And when the boy wept, the hermit still pressed him, till he said that he forgave him.

  2. And I am sure I quite forgave him, for I am so fond of him, and he knew no better, poor dear!

  3. When Grandmamma forgave me, and told me she would spare the Sunflowers this time, as Dr.

  4. Their prison doors were opened, and the Duke of Maine, becoming reconciled to his haughty lady, forgave her and gained great credit thereby in the vulgar mind.

  5. I obeyed most reluctantly, for I expected a stern rebuke from the rugged soldier who never forgave the slightest deviation from his orders.

  6. He was truly a quick-witted gentleman, and I forgave him from my heart all his chaff in the matter of teaching me manners.

  7. Thus he never forgave the inventor of Saturday afternoon Bible-classes.

  8. With him it was that my father was trained to arms, and if I forgave ye his death, yet would Mochaen not forgive it.

  9. For he ruled them as no other captain ever did, both strongly and wisely, and never bore a grudge against any, but freely forgave a man all offences save disloyalty to his lord.

  10. She did not care whether Daoud forgave them.

  11. The Contessa di Monaldeschi never forgave him for surrendering to the Sienese without a fight," Erculio said.

  12. Fiske understood the situation, and forgave both of them, and continued the stanch friend of both.

  13. Hoolagoo was greatly incensed when he heard of their conduct, and sent a body of troops against them, but forgave them on their making due apologies and submissions.

  14. Agatha forgave him all his follies--ay even all the hearts he had broken.

  15. If there was a coolness between us, he forgave me when he died.

  16. But before the night fell the Lord sent light into my soul, and I forgave them, and now, through you, I crave their pardon and their blessing.

  17. Lance never forgave himself for having taken his comrade's offer; he disliked the village, he hated the sea; and before long he went away inland to work down in the pits.

  18. He never quite forgave the Commissioners for deepening the river.

  19. And Martin told her the parable of the Lord who forgave his servant a large debt and how the servant then seized his own debtor by the throat.

  20. The King was very glad that he had been able to make peace with his enemy so easily, and not only forgave him but promised to return his property and to send him his own servants and physician.

  21. Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.

  22. When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both.

  23. Almagro never forgave Pizarro for coming out a greater man than he, and charged him with selfishly and treacherously seeking the best for himself.

  24. Critics wedded to the strict German school of music never forgave Meyerbeer for his dereliction from the spirit and influences of his nation, and the prominence which he gave to melodramatic effects and spectacular show in his operas.

  25. Yet the generous old man forgave him, for he says in the codicil of his will, "I appoint my nephew Karl my sole heir.

  26. When the great blow fell on the Brattle family, his demeanour to them was changed, and he forgave the miller's contumacy; but he had always thought that Sam had been guilty.

  27. She forgave him the wrong he had done her; she uttered no word of reproach; she showed the deepest pity for his sufferings and horror at his fate; but it was impossible that she could feel quite the same towards him as she had done.

  28. Several times she bade Uhldahl to tell Struensee that she forgave him.

  29. Despite his base confession, which she was forced at last to believe he had made, she forgave him everything.

  30. For his own part, he found comfort only in religion, and from his heart forgave Struensee for all he had done to draw him into his misfortunes.

  31. Uhldahl had given him Matilda's pathetic message--that she forgave him everything he had said and done against her, even the shameful confession by which he had striven to shield himself at her expense.

  32. After Father Schneider had made four copies of those declarations, signed by him as witness, and after she had sworn on the gospel, I forgave her the injury she had done me, I gave her some good advice and dismissed her.

  33. I pitied and forgave him from the bottom of my heart.

  34. And the bishop forgave him, after some very appropriate and paternal advice, admirably mixed with mercy and firmness.

  35. Then of knightly heart King Arthur forgave him as he would pray, And with faithful words, and kindly, showed favour to him that day.

  36. And the Landgrave forgave his monarch the wrong that he did his word When he brake his pledge unto Gawain--and no prince of the land but heard.

  37. I know not if God forgave them, or if they yet deeper fell, This one thing I know of a surety, what God doeth, He doeth well!

  38. Oh, sister, sister, with fast-ebbing breath he forgave him and bade him farewell!

  39. During that drive, from the bottom of my heart, I forgave him all his transgressions and silently craved forgiveness for mine.

  40. Then the wounded man showed him the balcony from which he might escape, and with fast-ebbing breath forgave him and bade him farewell.

  41. But if I forgave any sinner now I should do my boy, who is dead, an awful injustice.

  42. Even my poor father forgave it; and Mr. Clifford, he is repenting now that he did not forgive you; it weighs him down in his old age.

  43. As Christ forgave us," he replied, bowing his head solemnly.

  44. They never cordially forgave Jean Merle, though in the course of the following years he lavished upon them magnificent gifts.

  45. She stayed with us, working in the nursery for years, and when I left I forgave her the remainder of her debt which was unpaid, as, of course, I did with all the others.

  46. They had brought the man to him; to them he forgave his sins.

  47. That he might heal these learned doctors around him, he forgave the sins first and then cured the palsy of the man before him.

  48. For his words meant nothing, except they meant that God forgave the man.


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