Sentence examples for little lenient from inspiring English sources

"They were a little lenient with me.

He does not mind parades and has been known to be a little lenient with nice fans.

You're more apt to get positive results if you're trusting and a little lenient" (SF13), or "I'll rather praise people than make them feel guilty by insisting on exploring something that may not be working ideally, but which works okay" (Cph15).

Mr. Machanic would be a little more lenient.

"Wouldn't they hire someone else who was a little more lenient, you mean?" That smile shows up again.

This year's terms are also a little more lenient, giving shoppers 90 days to pay instead of 60 and not charging a cancellation fee.

But I have been a little too lenient with the weeds, and in one corner of my little lawn the buttercups have been spreading.

I felt the punishment was probably a little too lenient: I would have preferred a public thrashing, with his little naked buttocks being whacked through the streets of Brisbane.

"To be honest," he says, "I think it's better both for the athlete and for the professor, if the professor doesn't want to adjust the rules or, you know, be a little more lenient toward the athlete and his schedule".

At the third store, be a little more lenient on the price.

Your parents will be a little more lenient with you if you acknowledge that you did something wrong.