Sentence examples for granted forgiveness from inspiring English sources

Neither use nor abuse by men was her interpreter, and neither was history, really — Brooks never sought nor has she been granted forgiveness from anyone, herself least of all.

This is a little more akin to a medieval ritual in which the offender makes a public avowal of his sins and is thus granted forgiveness, and possibly a plenary indulgence.

It's worth spending a good time with the package, which includes looks at the historical meaning of the gesture — from Alexander Hamilton's worries about juries to the trouble Ford had with Nixon and Bill Clinton did with Marc Rich — and looks deeply at those who have been granted forgiveness, and those who have not.

Love is greater, and the moment we chose love, we are granted forgiveness and peace and ultimately bliss.

And let's be honest: If you're not granted forgiveness later, you'd probably never have been given permission in the first place.

One might churlishly point out that doubtlessly there were Douthats active in each of the epochs arguing that these radical transformations of previous practice granted forgiveness to those who, under the old standards, did not merit it.

Nobody was asking for or granting forgiveness or reparations for slavery.

Maimonides may well be right, but such a test would be far too long to wait before granting forgiveness.

Before judging their lack of remorse, however, if Mr. Elie desires to use Christ as his model, perhaps he, too, should grant forgiveness.

Among its various consequences, intoxication opens us up to other people, and Scruton maintains that this wine-induced sociability serves a much larger purpose than merely rendering us chatty: it enables us to both seek and grant forgiveness for "the impertinence of existing" (now, perhaps, you understand the need to have a glass of wine by your side).

Ms. Drenner, who has become respected by many colleagues since her election four years ago, refuses to grant forgiveness, relating those conversations this way: "They say, 'It's not about you,' and I respond, 'How can it not be about me?' I try hard to make them see that it's just as personal as can be when they're looking at me".