100 Examples of sentences containing the common noun "excuse"

Definition

Excuse (noun): A reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense; a release from a duty or an obligation.

1. A justification for an action or behavior.
2. A reason provided to avoid blame or punishment.
3. A plea for forgiveness or understanding for a mistake, error, or oversight.

Synonyms

• Justification
• Explanation
• Alibi
• Defense
• Rationalization
• Pretext
• Apology
• Plea

Antonyms

• Accusation
• Blame
• Charge
• Censure
• Criticism

Examples

1. Please excuse my tardiness; I was caught in traffic.
2. She tried to excuse her behavior by saying she was tired.
3. He always finds an excuse to avoid going out.
4. I need to excuse myself for a moment.
5. Don't try to excuse your mistakes; just learn from them.
6. The teacher accepted his excuse for missing class.
7. Can you excuse the noise; we're renovating the house?
8. I had to excuse her absence from the meeting.
9. He made an excuse about having a family emergency.
10. Please excuse my language; I didn't mean to offend anyone.
11. She couldn’t find a valid excuse for her late submission.
12. I won't excuse your rudeness this time.
13. You can't excuse bad behavior just because you're friends.
14. He was quick to excuse his lack of preparation.
15. I need to excuse myself from this conversation.
16. An excuse is often just a way to avoid responsibility.
17. I don’t believe your excuse; it seems too far-fetched.
18. Can you excuse the mess in my office?
19. She had a good excuse for being late.
20. Please excuse me while I take this call.
21. His excuse was not convincing at all.
22. I had to excuse him for not completing the project on time.
23. We often make up an excuse to avoid uncomfortable situations.
24. He felt the need to excuse himself after making an inappropriate comment.
25. I asked him to excuse my sudden departure.
26. Her excuse for not attending was quite understandable.
27. It's hard to excuse someone who repeatedly makes the same mistake.
28. His excuse was that he forgot about the meeting.
29. I don't want to hear any more excuses.
30. Can you excuse my absence from yesterday’s event?
31. She provided an excuse for her late arrival.
32. You should excuse yourself if you feel uncomfortable.
33. He tried to excuse his rudeness as being honest.
34. I will not excuse your actions in this matter.
35. It's important to excuse yourself politely in social situations.
36. She used an excuse to leave the party early.
37. I cannot excuse the lack of communication on your part.
38. He had no valid excuse for missing the deadline.
39. They tried to excuse their absence with a last-minute plan.
40. I'm going to excuse myself from this discussion.
41. His excuse seemed plausible but was not true.
42. It’s essential to excuse people's mistakes from time to time.
43. I had to excuse her behavior due to her circumstances.
44. She always has an excuse ready when challenged.
45. Don't try to excuse your failures; face them instead.
46. I will excuse your absence this time, but not again.
47. Can you excuse the interruption during the meeting?
48. It's hard to excuse someone who doesn't take responsibility.
49. He thought he could excuse himself from the rules.
50. I had to excuse my friend’s forgetfulness.
51. She was quick to excuse her poor performance.
52. You can’t always excuse someone’s behavior because of their past.
53. I had a valid excuse to miss work.
54. Please excuse my misunderstanding; I didn’t mean to offend.
55. I had to excuse the children for being noisy.
56. He always tries to excuse himself from chores.
57. I will not excuse any further delays.
58. She used an excuse to cancel her plans.
59. If you’re late, you have to excuse yourself.
60. He made a valid excuse for his absence.
61. I can excuse minor mistakes, but not repeated ones.
62. Don't excuse his behavior; it was unacceptable.
63. She had no good excuse for her actions.
64. I need to excuse myself; I have a meeting to attend.
65. Can you excuse the confusion earlier?
66. It’s easy to make an excuse for anything.
67. I tried to excuse his lack of experience.
68. She had to excuse herself from the conversation.
69. You shouldn’t excuse bad habits.
70. He offered an excuse for his late arrival.
71. I can’t excuse your behavior under any circumstances.
72. She used an excuse to avoid talking to him.
73. He was quick to excuse his mistakes.
74. I will excuse your absence, but please communicate next time.
75. The excuse he gave was not very convincing.
76. I had no excuse for not studying for the exam.
77. You need to excuse yourself if you’re not feeling well.
78. She found a way to excuse herself from the event.
79. I can’t excuse such reckless behavior.
80. His excuse was that he had a family commitment.
81. Please excuse the late response; I was busy.
82. It’s hard to excuse someone who is consistently late.
83. He tried to excuse his actions by blaming others.
84. I had to excuse myself from the group discussion.
85. It’s important to excuse people for their mistakes occasionally.
86. I don't want to hear any more excuses from you.
87. She had to excuse him due to his circumstances.
88. Can you excuse the noise; we’re having repairs done?
89. He always finds an excuse to leave early.
90. I had to excuse my neighbor for the disturbance.
91. It’s not right to excuse dishonesty.
92. I can’t excuse his lack of effort.
93. She had a legitimate excuse for being absent.
94. I will excuse any minor errors in your report.
95. You shouldn’t excuse yourself from responsibilities.
96. His excuse was weak and unconvincing.
97. I had to excuse myself to answer the phone.
98. She always has a clever excuse ready.
99. Don’t let them excuse poor performance.
100. I can’t excuse such behavior in my class.