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Forgave in a sentence

Forgave meaning

simple past of forgive

Using Forgave

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past of forgive
  • In the example corpus, forgave often appears in combinations such as: never forgave, forgave him, forgave her.

Context around Forgave

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

husband 1× god 1× recently 1× david 1× apparently 1× aaron 1×

Often after:

sam 1× millions 1× general 1× himself 1× badenoch 1× stevenson 1× denise 1× scott 1× myself 1×

Sentence patterns with Forgave

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2022 recently forgave millions of 1× and never forgave them for 1× ashcroft never forgave badenoch for 1× boisjoly never forgave himself for 1× christ god forgave you ephesians 1× deranged husband forgave her 1× erik never forgave scott for 1× he never forgave general milley 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and her nearly 1× borrower defense loan 1× but you know 1× erik never forgave 1× even though she 1× her fallout with 1×

Common sentence endings:

anything did happen 1× apparently forgave stevenson 1× ashford university students 1× do the same 1× ephesians 4 32 1× fairness to him 1×

Words around Forgave

Just before it in the word index:

forgan 2 forfour 2 forfeitures 18 forfeiture 154 forfeits 22 forfeiting 37

Just after it in the word index:

forge 588 forged 648 forgemaster 2 forger 28 forgeries 40 forgerock 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

adl 97 alphabets 97 anarchism 97 anus 97 apl 97 aristocrat 97

Corpus analysis for Forgave

  • In this selection, "forgave" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, husband, god, recently, sam, millions and general stand out and add context to how "forgave" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2022 recently forgave millions of and and never forgave them for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "forgave" sits close to words such as adl, alphabets and anarchism, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with forgave

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But he never forgave General Milley. (6 words)

I forgave its run down appearance. (6 words)

And her nearly as deranged husband forgave her. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

In a moving postscript to his protest years, Elwin Wilson, a white man who assaulted Lewis at a bus station in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1961, traveled to Washington in 2009 to apologize tearfully to Lewis, who forgave him. (40 words)

Her fallout with Johnny Carson (Borba), who never forgave her for starting a rival late-night talk show after he had made her his show’s permanent guest host, is handled with exceptional fairness to him. (36 words)

In December a Saudi court sentenced five people to death and three to jail for the killing, but Khashoggi’s family later said they forgave his murderers, effectively granting them a formal reprieve under Saudi law. (36 words)

Question examples

Even though she forgave Sam by the end of that film, what if she didn’t? (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

And her nearly as deranged husband forgave her.

As it is written, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you" (Ephesians 4:32).

But, you know, the good thing about our relationship is that they forgave me and we have a good relationship now.

Even though she forgave Sam by the end of that film, what if she didn’t?

I gave up on Fire after they killed Shay and never forgave them for replacing her with this carbon copy.

In his only public statement, Mr Clancy wrote on the page that he forgave his wife and wants everyone else to do the same.

Borrower Defense Loan Discharge program, launched in 2022, recently forgave millions of dollars in student debt for former University of Phoenix and Ashford University students.

But he never forgave General Milley.

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Her fallout with Johnny Carson (Borba), who never forgave her for starting a rival late-night talk show after he had made her his show’s permanent guest host, is handled with exceptional fairness to him.

I opened this piece by narrating how the Government of Katsina state forgave and rewarded criminals who killed law-abiding citizens to the chagrin of the victims’ families.

Jane points out that Aaron and his late husband David forgave her for keeping Isla from them previously, and asks that she show some more compassion.

Roger Boisjoly never forgave himself for not doing more to stop the launch.

Truss, writes Ashcroft, never forgave Badenoch for not publicly endorsing her after she was eliminated from the Conservative leadership contest in summer 2022.

You wonder about the rest of the Bears, who apparently forgave Stevenson.

At this point, it's obvious Aaron forgave Denise if anything did happen.

Erik never forgave Scott for killing Professor X while under the influence of the Phoenix, and this was the best way for Magneto to get back at him for it.

I forgave its run down appearance.

I forgave myself for a lot of things everyone else always told me was wrong about me.

In a moving postscript to his protest years, Elwin Wilson, a white man who assaulted Lewis at a bus station in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1961, traveled to Washington in 2009 to apologize tearfully to Lewis, who forgave him.

In December a Saudi court sentenced five people to death and three to jail for the killing, but Khashoggi’s family later said they forgave his murderers, effectively granting them a formal reprieve under Saudi law.

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Common combinations with forgave

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "forgave" mean?
Forgave means: simple past of forgive
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