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

Sylvester, who is from Montclair, N.J., was puzzled: "I beg your pardon?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Recollecting herself, she said: "I beg your pardon, Mr. Simmons, I am interrupting you."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I beg your pardon," he replied haughtily, "I am a Black man from Nigeria."

From Time Magazine Archive

"I beg your pardon, my lord. I carry none," Don Quixote answered.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios