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
Now, excuse me while I return my sights to the sandbox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
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
“Whatever. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go finish defending Earth from a zombie invasion. Because that’s the kind of twenty-first-century skills we’re learning here at Riverview Middle School.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
