Examples of 'excuse a' in a sentence

Meaning of "excuse a"

excuse a: This phrase is a polite or formal way to ask someone to pardon a minor interruption or request for attention. It is commonly used in conversation as a courteous means to interject or redirect focus

How to use "excuse a" in a sentence

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That does not excuse a stupid escape attempt.
Excuse a silly woman for talking before so many wonderful men.
Merciful willingness to excuse a past mistake or offense.
We excuse a person who is not to blame.
Let us look at each excuse a little closer.
Please excuse a few extra hugs along the way today.
You hear the same excuse a lot.
We can not excuse a certain part of his conduct.
A woman is always prepared to excuse a love like this.
The only excuse a man has for living or dying.
You use that excuse a lot.
Governments can not excuse a failure to fulfil one aspect by pleading the inability to achieve another.
Ignorance of the rules does not excuse a violation of them.
The President may excuse a Board Member who has a legitimate reason for missing a meeting.
Teachers do not have the authority to excuse a student from school.

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Can you excuse a pole for filling a hole?
And her husband considered this excuse a joke in bad taste.
Excuse a failure in promised performance ;.
I have used that excuse a couple of times myself.
She grumbled unsympathetically, as if she had heard this excuse a hundred times before.
You can not excuse a murder because of that.
The lack of staff has been used to excuse a great deal.
But anger does not excuse a homicide, ladies and gentlemen.
There is nothing a woman can do that would excuse a man hitting her.
You can not use love to excuse a relationship that 's practically obscene.
Are not you two taking your Barney excuse a little far?
The board may excuse a member 's absence for reasons which it considers.
It does not excuse a sin.
How can you excuse a government that does not obey its own laws?
Some have used the doctrines of grace to excuse a lack of mission or evangelism.
You must excuse a certain abstraction of mind, Watson.
But such explanations do not excuse a reaction of this scope.
I can excuse a misjudgment, underestimation, even a failure.
Being correct does not excuse a violation of form.
Excuse a conversation for you!
You have used that excuse a number of times.
If you will excuse a brief history lesson, most people did not experience ' the sixties ' until the seventies.
We can certainly excuse a few errors.
I excuse a difference because they “ just interpret Scripture differently . ”.
You will have to excuse a short letter this time.
If a draft were held TODAY, there would be fewer reasons to excuse a man from service.
Are you trying to excuse a lack of preparation?
What did she do? There's nothing a woman can do that would excuse a man hitting her.
The bandits will never excuse a village that has gone against them!
Even if our friend the Bunyip is responsible that still doesn't excuse a certain pony's behavior.
That would excuse a man hitting her?
Well, I have seven kids and I have heard that excuse a thousand times.
If you are using this excuse a lot, ask yourself this question,.
Honestly, it 's probably because I used you as an excuse a lot of the time.
It certainly does not excuse a seven-year-old boy losing his leg.

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