How do you use Excusing in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Excusing meaning
present participle and gerund of excuse
Using Excusing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of excuse
- In the example corpus, excusing often appears in combinations such as: excusing the, excusing himself, is excusing.
Context around Excusing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Excusing
- In this selection, "excusing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, medics, people, fans, himself, adam and myself stand out and add context to how "excusing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2014 letter excusing a toddler and am i excusing myself. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "excusing" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with excusing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This does not excuse my words, nor am I excusing myself. (11 words)
Of course, that doesn’t mean Mark Grossman is excusing Adam’s behavior. (13 words)
It’s a narrow notion of heterosexuality – one that does a good job excusing abusive behavior. (16 words)
Another rule to abide by as a corporate journalist is to worship the global economy, excusing or even acclaiming the rise of extreme right-wing politicians because that leads to possible gains for big business. (35 words)
She once again starts off by apologizing and excusing all of this rioting in the name of the “very real pain” resulting from the country’s history of slavery. (29 words)
There’s no excusing those away and I’m fairly certain that Doug Pederson is going to make that crystal clear to him during the bye week. (27 words)
Nobody is excusing the actions of people but if you can find a way round it then why not try? (20 words)
Or if I had a Sephardic last name thus excusing my “year round tan” as they often say? (18 words)
Example sentences (17)
Chef Slowik then whispers something into Tyler's ear, to which Tyler replies "yes, Chef," before excusing himself.
The comments by British medics excusing the attacks aren't the only ones to spark outrage in the UK.
Nobody is excusing the actions of people but if you can find a way round it then why not try?
Of course, that doesn’t mean Mark Grossman is excusing Adam’s behavior.
That’s because I received several screeners for independent, smaller-budgeted films, and I am excusing them from this list.
There’s no excusing the damage done to him by others, and yet, as with Tommy, that damage is also what provided him with his gift.
She once again starts off by apologizing and excusing all of this rioting in the name of the “very real pain” resulting from the country’s history of slavery.
There’s no excusing those away and I’m fairly certain that Doug Pederson is going to make that crystal clear to him during the bye week.
This does not excuse my words, nor am I excusing myself.
He deserves a second chance but the people excusing his behavior as “she shouldn`t have done this or that” are pathetic.
The president of a club with racist fans excusing those fans’ racism is predictable—sad, certainly, and stupid, too, but predictable.
Another rule to abide by as a corporate journalist is to worship the global economy, excusing or even acclaiming the rise of extreme right-wing politicians because that leads to possible gains for big business.
Dr. Bob Sears had been accused of failing to obtain a detailed medical history before writing a 2014 letter excusing a toddler from immunizations.
He piled across the desks, politely excusing himself as he went, and engaged in a long, substantial bear hug with his old chum.
It’s a narrow notion of heterosexuality – one that does a good job excusing abusive behavior.
Let me be clear, I am in no way defending the minister or excusing her conduct.
Or if I had a Sephardic last name thus excusing my “year round tan” as they often say?
Common combinations with excusing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- excusing the 3×
- excusing himself 2×
- is excusing 2×
- am excusing 2×
- no excusing 2×
- excusing those 2×