How do you use Lenient in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like indulgent or soft, plus the exact meaning.
Lenient meaning
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
Synonyms of Lenient
Using Lenient
- The main meaning on this page is: Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
- Useful related words include: indulgent, soft, permissive, easy.
- In the example corpus, lenient often appears in combinations such as: more lenient, too lenient, lenient sentence.
Context around Lenient
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lenient
- In this selection, "lenient" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, unduly, too, sentence, standards and federal stand out and add context to how "lenient" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a more lenient outcome in and a more lenient sentence of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lenient" sits close to words such as abel, adjective and arvind, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lenient
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The most lenient is the ACT with six demerits. (9 words)
The assailant is found guilty on the charges, but he receives a lenient sentence. (14 words)
In mitigation, the convict asked for a lenient sentence, citing that he is a first offender. (16 words)
Having received a lenient federal sentence of nearly four years as part of a plea deal, Fleming was to thirteen years by S.C. circuit court judge for the state charges he in Kingstree, S.C. in late August. (39 words)
An appeal to refer the sentence of two brothers who sexually abused a young girl over a period of more than five years to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme has been rejected. (37 words)
His attorney, Rory McNamara, argued that jurors in 2021 were still not told to consider felony murder, which comes with more lenient sentencing guidelines, a maximum of 30 years with the possibility of early release. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A mitigation investigation in death penalty cases involves the consideration of mitigating circumstances or factors that can encourage the judge to be more lenient with sentencing.
An appeal to refer the sentence of two brothers who sexually abused a young girl over a period of more than five years to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme has been rejected.
And after a rancorous build-up that has come in below even boxing’s lenient standards for poor taste, the opening bell can’t come soon enough.
Having received a lenient federal sentence of nearly four years as part of a plea deal, Fleming was to thirteen years by S.C. circuit court judge for the state charges he in Kingstree, S.C. in late August.
His attorney, Rory McNamara, argued that jurors in 2021 were still not told to consider felony murder, which comes with more lenient sentencing guidelines, a maximum of 30 years with the possibility of early release.
In mitigation, the convict asked for a lenient sentence, citing that he is a first offender.
In most cases, Beit Hillel is the more lenient opinion of the two, and yet we side with him.
It would blunt any criticism of a more lenient outcome in Biden’s own classified-documents scandal.
Mr. Erdoğan accuses Sweden of being too lenient on anti-Islamic demonstrations and militant Kurdish groups that have waged a long insurgency in Turkey.
Older criminals may take advantage of the lenient consequences children will encounter if they are caught by encouraging children to take bigger risks and become further embroiled in criminal activity.
Sergeant Spence called for a more lenient sentence of a final warning which would have stayed in place for five years.
She asked the judge to be as lenient as possible and said the defendant has suffered devastating bereavements recently.
She is also more forgiving and lenient with Miles than his father, as she permits him to go after Gwen despite being grounded, proving that she knows what’s best for her son.
Tasmin Malcolm, representing Bilalaj, argued his sentence was not unduly lenient and that his attack had not been a “targeted” offence.
The assailant is found guilty on the charges, but he receives a lenient sentence.
The bogus department, the FIR further states, was created under the “lenient eyes of former/current officers or employees of the department”.
The five-year-old scored with plenty in hand so she can shrug-off a lenient 2lb rise.
The former House speaker also implied that he wanted a lenient sentence not for himself, but for his family.
The most lenient is the ACT with six demerits.
The sentence was increased after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) referred the case to the Attorney General’s Office on behalf of Avon and Somerset Police as an unduly lenient sentence.
Common combinations with lenient
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- more lenient 52×
- too lenient 34×
- lenient sentence 16×
- lenient with 15×
- lenient on 9×
- be lenient 9×
- lenient and 8×
- the lenient 7×
- lenient in 7×
- unduly lenient 5×