Example Sentences
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Then she excused herself — someone else wanted to say what’s up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
You’ll be excused for viewing that shameless promotion with cynicism as long as you also leave room to appreciate it as an indicator of how far the group has pulled popular culture.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
Lutnick said he found the comment "off-putting", and so he and his wife excused themselves and left the home.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
The informant excused himself to head upstairs to retrieve the money, a signal for Haitian police commandos to storm in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
“If a woman can ever be excused for thinking only of herself, it is in a situation like Jane Fairfax’s.—Of such, one may almost say, that ‘the world is not their’s, nor the world’s law.’”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
