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Example sentences for: excused

How can you use “excused” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Instantly, she knows it's aliens (the audience could be excused for thinking it sounds like a garbage truck backing up).
The NYT national edition leads with a story you could be excused for not worrying about--White House and Congressional plans for spending all those future federal budget surpluses.
I excused myself at once, left Roger in Cupid's hands and went over to check out another participle I'd noticed dangling by the bar.
Legal analysts' spin: The jury's rejection of first-degree murder shows they were sympathetic to McKinney . Gay activists' spin: The judge's rejection of "gay panic" means that hate crimes won't be excused .
The authoress may be excused her youthful slip, but once she has made it, we are obliged to preserve it!