copout

Example Sentences

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Still, if that’s really the reason they’re opting out of the song this time around—and not because, say, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who is voicing Scar, isn’t a singer—it’s an unfortunate copout.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2018

In nearly every case, directing attention to mental health becomes a copout.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2016

Well, the ultimate answer to all that is probably a copout.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2013

“But if I can rely on that old social sciences copout, we need more evidence.”

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2012

Said Shultz: "This to me is a copout; it seems more concerned with making us feel better than with having an impact on the situation we deplore."

From Time Magazine Archive