excuse
verb (used with object)
to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.).
have excused
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present perfectof excuse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Law & Order" diehards have excused all of their favorite detectives reaching out to Chris Noth's power-abusing Mike Logan.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2022
Had the bill only benefited the Grant Town plant, Manchin said at the time, “I would have excused myself from voting,” according to a contemporaneous account in the Charleston Gazette.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2021
“I have excused myself from forming the government,” Hariri said after a 20-minute meeting with President Michel Aoun.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Albert Einstein is famously said to have excused himself from a meeting to go watch the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2021
He might have excused himself if he had not remembered that Adam was a rich man.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
