condone
Example Sentences
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Cassileth says she doesn’t condone buying peptides online.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Fifa applauded Boateng's principles and made him the first member of its anti-discrimination taskforce, but said it did not condone his decision to walk off.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
“So even if they’re aware that they’re not supposed to condone the way people are speaking, or they shouldn’t be that way in those environments, they will condone it,” she said.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
That’s a behavior the majority of the country doesn’t condone and for which a small percentage of Hindus are responsible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
I sympathized with their situation, but I could not condone Matan- zima’s actions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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