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

Recent Examples on the Web

Celebrate and be happy with me, and forgive me for leaving you. —Jawad Rizkallah, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025

And forgive me, but today these are NATO countries. —NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025

Please forgive me once again if any of my words hurt you. —Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025

But make no mistake about it: Wicked isn’t just — forgive me — popular. —Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025

It really can’t be overemphasized how good Erivo and Grande sound together, so forgive me for bringing it up again. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024

No other late-night show is putting Fleming on the air, so After Midnight gets points (forgive me) for doing so twice. —Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024

Father, forgive me for smuggling my hobbies into my work. —Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024

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. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for forgive me

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• agouti
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
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