Sentence examples for Excuse me for a second from inspiring English sources

When Bush began explaining his rationale, she interjected: "They didn't do anything to you, or to our country". "Excuse me for a second," Bush replied.

Excuse me, Ma'am!" It took a second for me to realize the guard was staring straight at me.

Some suggestions for staying calm are: Take a breather: If you feel yourself getting flustered, excuse yourself for a second.

"Excuse me?" The man with the lightsaber stopped for a second, not quite understanding that he was quickly becoming the butt of a joke.

Politicians such as Mr Advani and Mr Vajpayee, who quickly flew to the scene of the siege, made it clear to him that the attack was not to be used as an excuse for a second round of attacks on Muslims.

And during the summer, Bulgarini shows old movies (yes, mostly Italian ones) projected onto the wall outside the shop — a great excuse for a second round of salted chocolate gelato.

She said, "Give me your phone!" I excused myself from Erik for a second to give her a little lecture.

Schumer is a master of asides, repeatedly excusing himself to "digress for a second" and to urge you to remind him "to tell you a great story about" so-and-so later.

There's no excuse for a third umpire sitting comfy and looking at 15 replays".

Reality TV peaked long ago, yet millions still tune into hundreds of shows that try to wring drama out of every petty excuse for a first world problem.

Excuse us for one second. .