PECCADILLO in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PECCADILLO, such as:
1. She forgave her husband's sexual peccadilloes.
2. For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of PECCADILLO
peccadillo
 n.  slight offense; small sin or fault
Classic Sentence:
1  As regards the internal administration and what Andrey Ivanovich in his letter calls "little peccadilloes," I have nothing to say.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
Example Sentence:
1  For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.
2  She forgave her husband's sexual peccadilloes.