Forgiving sinners does not mean condoning sin, else could there never be any divine forgiveness.
Further, society is radically insincere, forgiving what can be kept secret, condoning on account of moral skepticism much general laxity, and yet breaking out into a mock moral indignation before discovered vice.
I was perfectly aware that by some excessively straightlaced people it might be termed a sin; but my ideas of sin were as easy and condoning as yours are.
And we are still unable to explain away, or offer any excuse for Cardinal Bonpre's mistake in condoning and pardoning his offence.
Ben Hecht chopping away at the ever-forgiving and all-condoning Bugaboo of Puritanism.
There was one instance shown of the folly of condoning the offence of drinking, which should not have been allowed; a drunken umpire is worse than a drunken player, for no one will respect his decisions.
She gave him a quick, condoning flash of laughter; the phrase was Lessing's and out of her recognition of it he drew, loverlike, that assurance of common understanding so dear to lovers.
He would not lower his ministry by condoning her passion, and confined the conversation more and more to generalities and commonplaces.
French society hitherto has chosen the third and middle course of looking on and laughing when offences come, apparently upon the Spartan principle of condoning the theft and punishing clumsiness.
Who cannot see that if God could deal with sinners, and condoning their sins, accept their best endeavors, though imperfect, there would have been no necessity for a Redeemer?
The reform element was to preach continually, not condoning or excusing priestcraft, but directly and pointedly attacking it.
I've got to choose between deceiving Pauline and condoning Henry, and I've no disposition to do either.
I had leaned back out of the circle of our small shaded lamp to make my confession, but Sarah came forward into it the better to show me the condoning tenderness of her smile.
I don't wish to give the American public any excuse to think that I am paliating or condoning his crime.
He refused, saying he could not be placed in a position of condoning such a crime and that your behavior and your marriage had made him wash his hands of you forever.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "condoning" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
