Example Sentences
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Excused from the Concacaf W Championship game, the star forward had chartered back from Washington after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022
Excused absences are fairly routine in Salem, with lawmakers filing requests with presiding officers explaining why they are unable to attend.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
Excused after 6� withering hours, Taylor still looked morning-fresh.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Excused from duty at New Jersey's Camp Kilmer while he was neck-deep in the Army-McCarthy hearings, National Guard Lieut.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Excused myself on the ground of great pressure of work.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 16, 1891 by Various