excuse
Example Sentences
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Excuse them, like they popped out of his mouth like an errant burp.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
"They have to open up the Strait of Trump -- I mean Hormuz. Excuse me, I'm so sorry. Such a terrible mistake."
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Rolling down the passenger-side window, she said: "Excuse me. Are those Bugle Boy jeans you're wearing?"
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
You: Excuse me, did you say 10th ranked Vanderbilt?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
“I know, I know! Excuse me. Christ, I’m losing my mind. Honest to God, you sure I didn’t wake you?”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing excuse
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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