can be forgiven

idiom

—used to say that what a person does or feels is understandable or that a person should not be blamed for doing or feeling something

He can be forgiven for feeling this way after all he's been through.

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Schwartz can be forgiven for mistaking Vance’s views for Catholicism. —

Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025 Ashy Larry felt more like afterthoughts than during this week’s Pop The Balloon sketch — a parody of a popular YouTube show you can be forgiven for never having heard of before. —

Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025 Some of the pressure is structural, as traffic tickets and other court fees, which are disproportionately levied on the poor, can be forgiven only through Chapter 13. —

Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024 You can be forgiven if Justin Brazeau was not on your radar at this time last year. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for can be forgiven

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