was excusing
- past progressive of excuse.
Example Sentences
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Nobody was excusing violence or suggesting that free speech be curtailed.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2015
“He made a mistake,” Olanna said, and then wished she hadn’t because she didn’t want Kainene to think she was excusing Odenigbo.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I was excusing myself for my ill-timed jests.
From Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Anne was silent, but she was excusing Amanda in her thoughts.
From A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony by Smith, Wuanita
The senator was excusing himself confusedly to the walls, the furniture, and turning his back in his agitation on the dismayed Rene, the only one who could have listened to him.
From The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster
