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How to use the word forgiving in a Sentence? Page #2

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A man may as well go to hell for not forgiving as for not believing.

Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686)

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7 years ago

For providers you don’t have to see often, or those who you are only seeing one time, like for a second opinion, then you might be a little more forgiving on their inability to communicate in the style you prefer, learn what you can from them, return if you have further questions, but know you can get the other aspects that are important from someone you’ll be seeing for a longer term, or more important reason.

Trisha Torrey

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8 years ago

The blood supply to the inside of the vagina is so rich that even the smallest cut can cause incredible amounts of bleeding and although it’s a forgiving area and typically will heal, that’s not a chance that you really want to take.

Alyssa Dweck

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8 years ago

She showed mercy and we need to show that, i'm here for my boys. They need someone to emulate. We need people who are kind and loving and forgiving to look up to.

Kathy McNolte

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8 years ago

From the 15th, Hungarian authorities cannot be forgiving of illegal border crossing.

Viktor Orban

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8 years ago

From the 15th, Hungarian authorities cannot be forgiving of illegal border-crossing.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

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8 years ago

God makes us a new creation in Christ, forgiving our sins and forming us into the Church. The purpose of evangelizing is to make Jesus Christ known and to invite people to be part of the company of his disciples in the Church. The motive of evangelizing is gratitude for what Christ has given us. The method of evangelizing entails our own personal renewal in the faith and in living Christ’s life in his body, the Church.

Francis Cardinal George, OMI

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8 years ago

The only difference between me and a lot of other young men in this neighborhood and all across the country is that I grew up in an environment that was a little more forgiving, at some critical points, I had some people who cared enough about me to give me a second chance or a third chance or give me a little guidance when I needed it, or to open up a door that might otherwise have been closed.

President Barack Obama

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8 years ago

Live like a tree, giving, forgiving, and free.

Debasish Mridha, M.D.

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9 years ago

Humility makes us more friendly Happiness makes us more lively. Love makes us more caring Dream makes us more daring. Trust makes us more forgiving Kindness makes us more loving. Hope gives us the joy of dreaming Peace gives us the joy of living.

Debasish Mridha, M.D.

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9 years ago

Live like a tree, giving, forgiving and free.

Debasish Mridha, M.D.

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9 years ago

What we are asking is that President Widodo show mercy to these two young Australians, he is a generous and forgiving man.

Julie Bishop

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9 years ago

Pressure on referees now is massive, people are less forgiving.

Nigel Owens

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9 years ago

All people are innately good and forgiving but are situationally evil and relentless

Ahmed Korayem

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11 years ago

Of course God's forgiving and kind. It takes a supernatural being to be capable of such a thing.

Ahmed Korayem

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11 years ago

Be thou generous, and gentle, and forgiving; as God hath scattered upon thee, scatter thou upon others.

Saadi Shirazi

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12 years ago

Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

Earl of Chesterfield

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13 years ago

If we could only share our hopes, our dreams, our disappointments, our fears, our achievements, and our discoveries.... the world would be a little kinder and a lot more forgiving.

Robert Anthony, Great American Poets 2002

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13 years ago

Trees like to have kids climb on them, but trees are much bigger than we are, and much more forgiving.

Andrew Schneider

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14 years ago

Vicious minds abound with anger and revenge are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

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14 years ago

People are always asking couples whose marriage has endured at least a quarter of a century for their secret for success. Actually, it is no secret at all. I am a forgiving woman. Long ago, I forgave my husband for not being Paul Newman.

Erma Bombeck

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14 years ago

I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting. (on those behind the 911 attacks)

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

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14 years ago

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

Elbert Hubbard

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14 years ago

But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round...as a good time a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.

Charles Dickens

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14 years ago

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