| From time they were boys, others have fawned over them, winked at their flaws, excused their peccadilloes. |
| I excused myself, but I didn't think anyone, except the director's right hand woman really noticed. |
| These judges sent a clear message that family caregiving was not a legitimate reason to be excused from jury duty. |
| He reminisced about past years while they ate lunch before he excused himself and left the two men. |
| A female administrator at Queen Mary Hospital was excused by the defense because she was acquainted with some of the witnesses. |
| It has a wistful quality, a longing for a world gone never to return, which an author of Sampson's vintage can and should be excused. |
