excuse me
Example Sentences
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Now, if you’ll excuse me, somebody in my house—not me—has to go check on the relationship status of Devo and Brittany because somebody in my house—again, NOT ME!—really hopes they get back together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"I know it probably doesn't excuse me, but it's a fact. I'm 44 now, I would be 60. So no."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
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, the next game is about to start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Lieutenant Melcher said, perplexed, “Sir, excuse me but what’s a ‘right wheel forward’?”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
