offer excuse
Example Sentences
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And as Renovales, confused at her anger, tried to offer excuse, she interrupted him haughtily.
From Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) by Keniston, Hayward
The smallest error on the part of a servant, the least noise, drew forth words injurious enough to smirch the soul; but nobody replied; to offer excuse would have been to commit another crime.
From An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere by Rizal, José
