The phrase "a forgivable sin" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing moral or ethical transgressions that are considered minor or excusable.
Example: "In the eyes of many, forgetting a friend's birthday is seen as a forgivable sin."
Alternatives: "a minor offense" or "an excusable mistake".
"Overreaching" sounds like a forgivable sin.
Sure, it would be better if such people were nicer to those around them, the phrase implies, but this is a forgivable sin in one so talented.
An alien — an alien from what?" If you think Sinclair sometimes overcooks his prose, well, I think you may have a point, but that seems a forgivable sin.
Recent cases of high-profile pastors who have been accused of lifting others' material are raising questions about whether pulpit plagiarism is on the rise — and whether it has become a more forgivable sin.
The dessert, a grapefruit crème brûlée, might have stretched the Balinese label a bit but, as with the Bali ginger cake, it was an entirely forgivable sin.
They make the naiveté of being a teenager seem like the world's most forgivable sin.
Unfortunately, we have no filters for future fraud, malfeasance, bad management or even the more forgivable sin of over-optimism.
Unfortunately, we have no filters for future fraud, malfeasance, bad management or even the more forgivable sin of overoptimism.
These might be forgivable sins in a Republican primary — George W. Bush was hardly a great communicator — but Perry also got on the wrong side of the immigration debate for conservatives and gave a weak response to Romney's sustained argument that Perry's views on Social Security made him unelectable.
These might be forgivable sins in a Republican primary George W. Bush was hardly a great communicator but Perry also got on the wrong side of the immigration debate for conservatives and gave a weak response to Romney's sustained argument that Perry's views on Social Security made him unelectable.
