excusable
Example Sentences
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In a book of this sweep, mistakes may be inevitable, but that does not make them excusable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Some of this is excusable when you remember the writers are stuffing 20 installments of world-building plot into eight hours.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
The jury can rule Ellis’ death was excusable if it determines the officers acted lawfully.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
"It's important not to condone and justify violence, which of course is never excusable," said the lecturer.
From BBC ● May 24, 2023
There was nothing so excusable that caused her distraction this time—on a cold day in February.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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