How do you use Condone in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like excuse or forgive, plus the exact meaning.
Condone meaning
- To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
Using Condone
- The main meaning on this page is: To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). | To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). | To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
- Useful related words include: excuse, forgive.
- Possible Dutch translations are: vergeven, gedogen.
- In the example corpus, condone often appears in combinations such as: not condone, condone the, condone any.
Context around Condone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Condone
- In this selection, "condone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, longer, republicans, cannot, forced, slavery and misconduct stand out and add context to how "condone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include christian who condone the teachings and did not condone it he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "condone" sits close to words such as adhesive, aleppo and apprehend, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with condone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dignity does not condone half measures. (6 words)
Though I don't condone fare dodging, I now understand it. (11 words)
Republicans condone ethical transgressions and even alleged criminality, Democrats not so much. (12 words)
BAT says its core policies “specifically state that we do not condone forced, bonded or involuntary labour; and that we do not condone or employ child labour, and seek to ensure that the welfare, health and safety of children are paramount at all times”. (44 words)
It had to take the entire president to promptly call for a meeting with Church leaders during his visit to the mining town of Chingola to assure and reiterate the public, for the umpteenth time, that his government does not condone gay rights. (43 words)
However, we cannot condone strike action being taken in sixth form colleges and we will continue to urge the Government to avoid this action by providing the additional funding required to match the pay award made to staff in schools”. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
BAT says its core policies “specifically state that we do not condone forced, bonded or involuntary labour; and that we do not condone or employ child labour, and seek to ensure that the welfare, health and safety of children are paramount at all times”.
If you are a Christian who condone the teachings of the bible, then you also condone slavery, abuse of slaves, mass murder, rape, misogyny, and the murder of homosexuals.
Ahead of the delivery of the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday, the military and the police have said they will not condone any unlawful action by troublemakers.
Even more critically, politicians need to dispel the impression that they condone it, especially when committed by persons known to be close to them or their party.
He added that the group does not condone any kind of political violence.
He warned the staff to be committed and dedicated in their duty as the government would no longer condone misconduct and laxity by the workers.
It had to take the entire president to promptly call for a meeting with Church leaders during his visit to the mining town of Chingola to assure and reiterate the public, for the umpteenth time, that his government does not condone gay rights.
It's unclear what she teaches in many of her classes, but it's obvious that she doesn't condone hiding controversial magic from her pupils.
Republicans condone ethical transgressions and even alleged criminality, Democrats not so much.
The Commissioner of Police, Osun Command, Patrick Kehinde Longe has warned that he will not condone any breakdown of law and order in the state.
The group told protesters: "This is a peaceful protest, we do not condone any violence.
They know the consequence; the service doesn’t condone such behaviour, the source who did not want to be named stated.
This time around we shall not condone laxity on the part of staff from top to bottom.
Though I don't condone fare dodging, I now understand it.
A Liverpool FC statement said: "We do not condone or tolerate the use of illegal substances at any of our sites or events.
Because you have an open conversation with your child does not mean you condone their having sex.
Dignity does not condone half measures.
Gascon, who is facing a tough re-election battle in November, said while he did not condone the violent murders the Menendez brothers -- aged 19 and 21 at the time -- carried out, he believed there were specific circumstances.
He recognized her sin and did not condone it; He told her to repent, to no longer sin.
However, we cannot condone strike action being taken in sixth form colleges and we will continue to urge the Government to avoid this action by providing the additional funding required to match the pay award made to staff in schools”.
Common combinations with condone
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- not condone 62×
- condone the 20×
- condone any 17×
- to condone 16×
- condone it 9×
- condone such 7×
- condone violence 7×
- don condone 6×
- condone what 6×
- condone this 5×