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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:

This might be excused by the fact that the top three tiers of the building collapsed several hundred years ago.
Simpson says that the government shouldn't waste millions investigating Clinton's sex life and that Clinton should be excused if he did have sex with a young woman: "A 22, 23-year-old girl who has her mind set on a 50-year-old guy is more in control than the 50-year-old guy."
The authoress may be excused her youthful slip, but once she has made it, we are obliged to preserve it!
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.
c) Knew what she was getting into when she took the job so can't be excused on grounds of naiveté.