I beg your pardon
Example Sentences
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“The answer somehow slipped from my tongue before I was aware—‘no, sir.’ … ‘sir, I was too plain; I beg your pardon.’
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2016
Recollecting herself, she said: "I beg your pardon, Mr. Simmons, I am interrupting you."
From Time Magazine Archive
The little girl took a step forward, caught her frock in both hands as if about to make a curtsy, rose upon her toes, and said in a prim voice, "I beg your pardon."
From Time Magazine Archive
Sylvester, who is from Montclair, N.J., was puzzled: "I beg your pardon?"
From Time Magazine Archive
"I beg your pardon," said Mr. Wolfshiem, "I had a wrong man."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
