It was a pardonable mistake. the new parents' gushing pride was pardonable
Recent Examples on the WebWhat happened, then, was surely a result of a pardonable misunderstanding.New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020 In this case, to be fair, the length is a pardonable fault, for there is plenty here on which to feast. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019 However, no one went hungry, and after a wholly pardonable delay all were accommodated.San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2019 But now, without any provocation, and without the justification of reprisal or retaliation, a refusal to outlaw the use of the bomb save in reprisal is making a political purpose of its possession; this is hardly pardonable. Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2017