copout
Example Sentences
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That’s a copout which no fan worth their salt will accept.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2016
In nearly every case, directing attention to mental health becomes a copout.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2016
It’s the only reasonable resolution to a conflict that is itself a copout.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2013
“But if I can rely on that old social sciences copout, we need more evidence.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2012
Read then exits rather sheepishly with the classic copout, "Let each reader decide upon its veracity for himself."
From Time Magazine Archive
