excuse me
Example Sentences
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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
Similarly, after one contestant told her "don't start," she said in the diary room: "I didn't start it, but I'll bloody finish it - excuse me saying bloody."
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
“I said, ‘Could you excuse me a minute?’
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
As it turns out we have three outhouses, excuse me “Johns” to turn to as a potential replacement for the outgoing Mitch.
From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024
“If you will excuse me, Arthur, I have all these notes to write up.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
