excuse me
Example Sentences
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But the giant technology companies are now greedily raising as much money as they can from suckers — excuse me, investors — to keep spending on the AI arms race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to check if the singing cat has folded my sweaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“By the way, Robert and Xochitl, the chemistry, excuse me? Excuse me? It was so wonderful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Oh, excuse me: It makes me want to engage in an involuntary, partially liquid protein spill.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2024
“No,” Sandy says, and he sounds a little angry, “but excuse me for not wanting to get eaten by a gator.”
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
