excuse
verb (used with object)
to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.).
self-excuse
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a word derived from
excuse.
Example Sentences
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“They’ll wither in a few days now,” she said, in self-excuse; “and anyhow 229 I’ll leave most of them.”
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
"There's Mrs. Connell down there, that I ought to go and see; she's always complaining," he said to himself, in self-excuse.
From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 by Charles W. Wood
Does not the man at times conceal himself to the God, by self-deception, self-excuse, by lying to his higher nature?
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider
I beg your pardon, gentlemen," said the old woman, in self-excuse, "you told me to act as though you knew nothing ...
From The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Before I go further, I will offer one word in self-excuse.
From My Contemporaries In Fiction by David Christie Murray
