Sentence examples similar to pardon the difficulty from inspiring English sources

This means that anyone who knows Ms. Mirren only as the protocol-bound contemporary monarch in Stephen Frears's 2006 film will have difficulty recognizing her as the (you should pardon the expression) raging queen of Racine's tragedy.

"Pardon the pun".

"Pardon the stench".

Did President Obama pardon the turkey?

What is, pardon the expression, the alternative?

He was, if you'll pardon the expression, positively irenic.

Mr. Correa had previously hinted he would pardon the men.

"Sir, please pardon the progress of the M.T.A.

The design is — pardon the pun — an icebreaker".

So pardon the bluntness about what infibulation entails.

Military themes are, pardon the expression, a minefield.