excuse me

Example Sentences

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to check if the singing cat has folded my sweaters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

As it turns out we have three outhouses, excuse me “Johns” to turn to as a potential replacement for the outgoing Mitch.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

On Twitter — excuse me, Elon: X — one user posted a photo of a farmers market find — a bowl painted with an orca and the text: “They are orcanizing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

But if everyone is too chicken — excuse me, too strategic — to seriously come at the king at all, how can anyone expect a regime change?

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023

Then when she asked me how my day was, I’d tell her, “Could you please excuse me? I have a desperate need that must be taken care of immediately.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan