PECCADILLO in a Sentence

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For PECCADILLO, below is one of 3 sentences:
As regards the internal administration and what Andrey Ivanovich in his letter calls "little peccadilloes," I have nothing to say.

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 Meanings and Examples of PECCADILLO
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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.