forgive me
idiom
—used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant
Forgive me (for saying so), but I don't think you understood my point.
Forgive me, but something has come up and I have to leave right away.
Examples of forgive me in a Sentence
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On Tuesday, the two were spotted making a date night out of the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and forgive me for doing celebrity Kremlinology based solely on paparazzi photographs, but...the romantic vibes have never seemed stronger.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
But the current, forgive me, discourse about TikTok tends to use the app’s notoriety as a meme machine to belittle its more vital aspects .
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
However, forgive me for using them in this article.
—Greg Orme, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
And forgive me if this sounds petty, but the sense of doom about this series began the moment Betts interrupted Arizona manager Torey Lovullo‘s news conference before Game 1 and gave him a hug.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
The two were spotted holding hands outside of a Beverly Hills restaurant recently, just four months after their alleged split, and forgive me for doing celebrity Kremlinology based solely on paparazzi photographs, but...the vibes seem to be there!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
Rodgers’s appearance at the Tonys seemed, to me, like a new resident acclimating to a new residence, getting cozy with its — forgive me — tonier perks.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 24 July 2023
And forgive me, Zooey, but my response to that was say it once and shut up.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
Some 40 years on from those days, Lowery’s still apt to, forgive me, crack up audiences.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024
But the current, forgive me, discourse about TikTok tends to use the app’s notoriety as a meme machine to belittle its more vital aspects .
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
However, forgive me for using them in this article.
—Greg Orme, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
And forgive me if this sounds petty, but the sense of doom about this series began the moment Betts interrupted Arizona manager Torey Lovullo‘s news conference before Game 1 and gave him a hug.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
The two were spotted holding hands outside of a Beverly Hills restaurant recently, just four months after their alleged split, and forgive me for doing celebrity Kremlinology based solely on paparazzi photographs, but...the vibes seem to be there!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
Rodgers’s appearance at the Tonys seemed, to me, like a new resident acclimating to a new residence, getting cozy with its — forgive me — tonier perks.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 24 July 2023
And forgive me, Zooey, but my response to that was say it once and shut up.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
Some 40 years on from those days, Lowery’s still apt to, forgive me, crack up audiences.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
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“Forgive me.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgive%20me. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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