Forgiving has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | If there is such a thing as an unforgivable act, it is the act of not forgiving. | |
| 2. | Tom has a forgiving nature. | |
| 3. | People are pretty forgiving. | |
| 4. | I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. | |
| 5. | Tom is very trusting and forgiving. | |
| 6. | I think forgiving people is good for the soul. | |
| 7. | Layla was forgiving. | |
| 8. | Sami wasn't so forgiving with his co-workers. | |
| 9. | Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. | |
| 10. | You could be more forgiving. |