But the devotion of the proceeds to the foundation of private families, instead of to educational endowment, can only be explained and not excused by the exigencies of political tactics.
I begged to be excused on the ground of sensitiveness.
She excused herself on the plea that smoking quieted her nerves and also induced sleep.
As neither the Duke of Glenbarth nor Miss Trevor were acquainted with them they were excused from attendance.
Well, the dark man finally excused himself and sauntered into the lobby and up to the desk, with me after him around the opposite way.
Kennedy and I excused ourselves with appropriate remarks of disappointment.
Miss Ladd asked the Graham girls to remain at the camp for supper, but they "begged to be excused on account of a pressing social engagement.
As Katherine, Hazel, Azalia, and Ernestine were assigned to special scout duty immediately after dusk, they were excused from assignment on any of the reliefs.
Had he been dealing with Conward and Mrs. Hardy alone he would have excused himself, but he had to think of Irene.
The master of the house excused himself on the plea of headache, and I was therefore left to take a long walk in the grounds with the two ladies alone.
Don Quixote might have been excused here; and the host would not do amiss to hang out the knight of the sorrowful countenance, with couched lance and brazen helmet, as his sign.
From the former he was excused on account of the injury to his hand from which he had never completely recovered.
Lesser men, and greater men of lesser position, might well stand excused in matters wherein he is accorded condemnation.
And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, which they that had excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them.
Though Jonathan was excused from sin, through ignorance of the prohibition, yet God was pleased on this occasion to let the lot fall upon him, to shew unto all the great obligation of obedience to princes and parents.
Judas hoped that these men who died fighting for the cause of God and religion, might find mercy: either because they might be excused from mortal sin by ignorance; or might have repented of their sin, at least at their death.
They sat down to table, but Lise Olsdorf soon excused herself from keeping her guests company any longer.
She therefore not only desired to be excused from her attendance at the harpsichord, but likewise begged that he would suffer her to absent herself from supper.
Sophia would have gladly been excused from all, but would not disoblige her aunt; and as to the arts of counterfeiting illness, she was so entirely a stranger to them, that it never once entered into her head.
However, as his intention was truly upright, he ought to be excused in foro conscientiae; since so many arbitrary acts are daily committed by magistrates who have not this excuse to plead for themselves.
I understood that she would naturally be anxious to get away from the neighbourhood of her apparently insane relatives, so that I readily excused her for thinking that I should be capable of lying about such a thing.
She excused herself on the score of an overmastering passion.
He promised me he would give up all such speculations, and excused the past on the grounds that he wished to leave Francis something when he died.
Rolf now set to work to attend to his housekeeping duties, and I excusedmyself under the pretext of having letters to write; for I had a great wish to be alone and reflect on all I had seen and heard this morning.
Tonight, when that old witch of Endor proposed her infernal game of whist, to which it seems I am to be condemned daily, you-excused yourself upon the pretext of ignorance, and yet you play as good a game as I.
A few successes with young belles, for whom an epaulette has an irresistible attraction, had inspired Baron de Bergenheim with a confidence in himself the simplicity of which excused the conceit.
A moment later, Madame de Chameillan came to ask the peer to play whist; he excused himself, he could not remain late.
Before being introduced to the Committee, he excused himself a moment and ran to see his mother, who waited for him in the adjoining sitting-room.
As Presley came up to the edge of the porch, pushing his bicycle in front of him, Annixter excused himself for not getting up, alleging that the cramps returned the moment he was off his back.
Cedarquist had excused himself, affirming that he must look out for his women folk.
Hartrath, in a flurry of agitation, excused himself.
Mrs. Sumfit excused the anxious expression of her face by saying that she was thinking of her dairy, whither, followed by the veteran, she retired.
Mr. Fleming fidgeted, blamed her and excused her, but as Robert appeared indifferent about her absence, he was confirmed in his idea that Dahlia attracted his fancy.
It partially excused or accounted for his behaviour, while it filled her with emotions which she felt to be his likewise, and therefore she could not remain as an unsympathetic stranger by his side.
Martin Alonso Pinzon came on board the caravel Niña, where the Admiral was, and excused himself by saying that he had parted company against his will, giving reasons for it.
After making all due allowances one may be excused for feeling some misgiving whether John Cabot actually ever was in Mecca.
He excused himself as best he could, for he had nearly lost his wits through the overwhelming scene and the explanation, and felt crushed by this ruin of his life.
He excused himself, and said: "I beg your pardon, I ought to have said your nunnery.
I will therefore speak of some circumstances in which it seems to me a girl is to be excused from that.
Her delicate health excused her from giving parties.
The rich, instead of being excused from work by circumstances, are the more bound to work, because they can choose what is best in itself.
At his trial he excused himself by saying he was a stranger in the country and ignorant of its laws and customs.
So they replied to the Governor: "The House do most humbly desire to be excused if they do not give their approbation to his Majesty's bill.
The Frank laughed at her speech and wondered at her deed and excused himself to her, saying, "O my lady Mirian, what is my offence?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "excused" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
