Sentence examples for excuse ourselves from inspiring English sources

By acknowledging sexism, we can excuse ourselves.

If we make one company look like the villain, then we excuse ourselves from any responsibility".

It's a good idea to excuse ourselves from the table if we have to blow.

But neither can we excuse ourselves from our role in creating it.

We had to catch the five-thirty ferry going the other way, so we started to excuse ourselves.

If we hold the belief that genius reveals itself only early in life, we excuse ourselves from the need to persevere.

"No, I do not regret the medieval remark; we have not excused ourselves.

Somewhat startled, we excused ourselves, telling Mr. Baldwin we had to meet friends at a restaurant about four miles away.

"Why wouldn't I write for children?" It was at this point that we both took a small step backwards and excused ourselves before the social awkwardness became too intense, but it was an interaction that stuck with me.

"For it was prefaced by 'with the benefit of hindsight' – and when any of us say 'if I knew then what I know now', we are excusing ourselves, not apologising".

We still follow the same pattern: fretting about the problems, looking for others to change things, and excusing ourselves from not living lives that are less consumptive, more creative, and in effect maybe a bit harder — because things aren't just convenient and easy — but almost certainly happier.