How to Use pardon in a Sentence
- He asked my pardon for taking so much of my time.
- The governor granted him a pardon.
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But pardons aren't one of them.
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ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Trump has not ruled out a pardon for her.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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Still, his odds of a pardon remain slim.
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Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Even for felons, who’ve received a huge number of pardons over the past year.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump issued blanket pardons to all of them.
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Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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His 12-year jail sentence in that case was halved last year by a pardons board.
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Reuters 17 Hr Ago,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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This pardon is not just about Wanda Vázquez.
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Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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And then right in front of him are two distinct petitions for pardons.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Do the Chrisleys still have to pay back the money with the pardon?
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Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hoffman is the only one who did not seek a pardon or sue to regain his gun rights.
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Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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He was released in a mass pardon in 2024.
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Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the order expands the grounds on which pardons are issued.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Dec. 2023
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Gaetz did not receive such a pardon and has not faced any charges in connection to the probe.
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Mary Clare Jalonick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2022
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Still, Hodges hoped that there would be some nuance in who received pardons.
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Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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There's no blanket pardon for errors on a tax return.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump issued him a full pardon in 2025.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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This pardon felt different to me.
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Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
20 Apr. 2026
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Not all of the pardons went to members of the GOP.
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Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
13 May 2026
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Two of the rioters chose to decline their pardons.
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ABC News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Trump gave Blagojevich a full pardon this year.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Not everyone who posts will end up behind bars and many cases end with pardons.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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George O’Shea was granted a pardon.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hunter asked during a discussion about his pardon.
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Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Unlike a full pardon, that action set her free from prison but didn’t wipe out her conviction.
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Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The pardon was also welcomed by rights groups, which have long called for the activist’s release.
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Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Justin Ozeroff was granted a pardon.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The pardons completely erased that.
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ABC News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kreis downplayed the likelihood the state would issue a pardon.
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Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
16 Aug. 2023
- I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person.
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Join his club, pay him off and you might get pardoned.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Kneecap didn’t pardon their Gaeilge.
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Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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How did this business — pardon the pun — get off the ground?
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Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Joe Biden pardoned Hunter for his tax and gun crimes.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
24 Dec. 2025
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Can Trump pardon himself out of his felonies?
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump pardoned or ordered the dismissal of charges for all of them.
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Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Brown faces state charges, which can’t be pardoned by the president.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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A lot of people will have to be pardoned, but many who need a pardon won’t get one.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the end, she was pardoned, leaving the state no right to take money from her.
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Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Those pardoned this week bring the number to more than 140.
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Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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No, the president cannot pardon you.
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Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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And pardon the slight hiatus the past couple of weeks in the mailbag.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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Trump has pardoned a range of celebrities and public figures in his two terms.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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And nobody is going to pardon you out of getting hit.
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Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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The man who can pardon me has always been wonderful.
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ABC News,
24 Aug. 2025
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He was pardoned 25 years later.
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Elisha Brown,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump pardoned him upon his election to his second term.
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Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Trump cannot pardon himself for a state conviction.
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Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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People are wondering if she might be pardoned.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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Some of the hip-hop and soul videos of the era were so over the top, and this was so, pardon the expression, stripped down.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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To pardon the pun, at the start there won't be any excess of XeSS.
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Chris Stobing,
PCMAG,
30 Mar. 2022
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Ryan pardoned four death row inmates, resulting in the release of three.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Charges were then pardoned by the State of Connecticut.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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One of Music City's favorite stars just got pardoned.
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Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Dec. 2025
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And now Bess had started her favorite worn rant about how Nixon shouldn’t have been pardoned.
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Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Georgia is one of a handful of states that doesn't give the power to pardon to the governor.
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Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
17 Aug. 2023
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The board also can’t deny a license based on a conviction that was pardoned or sealed.
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oregonlive,
29 Mar. 2023
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But non-invasive procedures on the face are more—pardon the pun—on the cutting edge.
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Rachel King,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2022
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It was pardoned, and moreover, he was only sentenced to probation and time served.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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