excuse
verb (used with object)
to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.).
are excusing
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present progressiveof excuse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes when you are explaining a problem, people want to interpret it as you are excusing the problem.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023
“If courts are excusing the behavior of the state, it impacts the public’s interest in resolving cases in a timely manner, and the public’s confidence in the ultimate outcome of the case,” Kelley said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
You excused this man’s behavior of many years ago because of a “misunderstanding,” and you are excusing his behavior now because of his illness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2022
Cheri Tremarco, principal of the Nuiqsut Trapper school, said that some students have left and that they are excusing children whose families don’t feel comfortable having them come to school.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022
We have substituted a feverish-handed charity for a sinewy faith, and are excusing our divorce from divinely imposed duties, by a cheerful but illicit intercourse with chance acquaintances, all of whom are dubbed social service.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Price Collier
