cop out

Example Sentences

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I think fun’s a cop-out, sometimes, when things aren’t going well—everybody likes to say, “Well, let’s just have fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The Writers Guild of America, East, which represents CBS News’ editorial union, said the parent company’s cop-out “threatens journalists’ ability to do their job reporting on powerful public figures.”

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2025

And I was like, ‘Well, that’s kind of a cop-out to just end on that, you know, it’s not that interesting. It’s not that profound.’

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

It might sound like a cop-out, but it is simply too early to tell!

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

“They were clearly upset about other stuff. A song didn’t make them do anything. All these people are using me as a cop-out instead of asking what the real problems are.”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas