Sentences with 'lenient'
Example sentences and phrases with the word lenient and other words derived from it.
• « He declared: "The Americans have tarred and feathered your subjects, plundered your merchants, burned your ships, refused all obedience to your laws and authority; yet our conduct has been so lenient and tolerant for so long that it behooves us now to take a different course". »
• « Slaves who informed their masters of planned slave rebellions could often expect gratitude from the enslaver and, perhaps, more lenient treatment. Such expectations were always tempered by the individual personality and whim of the master. »