Collocations for "pardon"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pardon" in context.
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pardon
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- pardon me!
- pardon me for [interfering, speaking, burping]
- pardon my [reach, son's behavior, lack of preparation]
- [will, would never, could not] pardon him
- pardon a [criminal, prisoner]
- the [criminal] was pardoned
- pardoned by the [judge, King, president, mayor, priest]
- pardoned for his [crime, offense, sins, errors]
- pardoned for [thinking, saying, betraying]
- [eventually, posthumously] pardoned
- pardoned [after his death, following public unrest, on petition of]
- the [president, mayor] issued a pardon
- was issued a pardon by the [president]
- was given a pardon by the [president]
- received a pardon from the [president]
- received a pardon for her [sins, crimes]
- a [presidential, mayoral] pardon
- [freed, saved] by a [presidential] pardon
- I beg your pardon?
'pardon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):