How to Use absolve in a Sentence

absolve

verb
  • That would absolve these women, who in fact share those ends.
    — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This doesn’t absolve the way the offense played.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • That is not to absolve leaders from the many mistakes that were made.
    — Carter Malkasian, Time, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Gwyn has been absolved from taking the blame for the five swings and misses.
    — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 24 May 2018
  • Mahomes isn’t absolved from that.
    — Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The hurt that led them to commit the felony does not excuse or absolve the crime.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al.com, 30 June 2019
  • Doctorow’s goal isn’t to shame those readers, nor to absolve them.
    — Andy Greenberg, Wired, 12 Oct. 2020
  • But again, to be clear, this doesn’t absolve Smith’s acts in any manner.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Apr. 2022
  • That doesn’t absolve her of the woman’s curse, and the film doesn’t let her off the hook in any way.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
  • But do not use grief as a tool to absolve him of his abusive behavior.
    — refinery29.com, 27 June 2018
  • But that may still not absolve the company in a wrongful death case.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 21 June 2023
  • None of this should absolve Aaron Nola, who is a mess right now.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The jurors also absolved him of scheming to drive down the stock.
    — Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • No, that doesn't absolve him of his past comments or his past behavior.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 12 June 2018
  • But her tweet’s wording absolved her of the need to specify.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This doesn’t absolve him of the legal jeopardy mentioned above.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Yet Elkann’s words directly absolve them of blame.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Cruz continued to plead for Carlson to absolve him of his sins.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 6 Jan. 2022
  • But will buying a Lightning absolve me of my sins against nature?
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The first few lives Nora tries on are those that absolve her biggest regrets.
    — Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2021
  • No, this is not an attempt to absolve the Spurs of everything.
    — Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Your support team can absolve these concerns and convince users that your product is the right choice.
    — Yec, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Vera was absolved of the charges against her last month; Rapa’s case is on appeal.
    — Judy Cantor-Navas, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The Tuscaloosa mayor's campaign said Cobb was not absolved from blame.
    — Howard Koplowitz, AL.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Keith is absolved of any wrongdoing in the episode and is allowed to keep being a cop.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • There is still a system in place to absolve the president if in fact that is warranted.
    — The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
  • Shrove is rooted in the word shrive, which means to absolve, and people often go to church to confess their sins.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The 49ers roster was in a bad place, but Kelly couldn’t be absolved from blame.
    — Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Those who chose to invest may have egg on their faces, but their negligence does not absolve Holmes of fraud.
    — Jessica A. Roth For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Postecoglou can perhaps absolve himself of a portion of the blame for some, if not all, of Wolves’ goals.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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