Can you give me a sentence using the word excuse?
There could be 2 different ways to use "excuse."
"Please excuse me from the table." In this use, "excuse" means
"Please forgive me for leaving the table." This is the same usage
for "Excuse me." used when you pass someone, bump into someone, or
interrupt someone.
OR
"That's not a good excuse." This one is a little confusing. The
word is used as a "reason," as in "That's not a good reason." This
definition is faulty. A reason is not an excuse, and an excuse is
not a reason.
To excuse irrational behavior, or to excuse an irrational
explanation is an excuse. A rationalization is making a poor
explanation sound like a good reason. A rationale is an explanation
of a good reason.