excuse oneself
Example Sentences
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The easy solution is to excuse oneself from the table and talk to a manager out of view.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2015
One might as well excuse oneself for letting a lunatic escape by the pretext of his lunacy.
From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Nani no ca no, and nanto xite, cato xite are ways to excuse oneself.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.
I came to the conclusion that had I won I should have been rather pleased with myself, it is so easy to excuse oneself for winning money, while losing it seems to be foolishly immoral.
From Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Turley, Charles
But it was not easy to excuse oneself to Jeremy; his discernments were keen.
From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)
