easy way out
Example Sentences
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“There is no easy way out of this once we’ve started it,” said Marc Sievers, a former U.S. ambassador to Oman who is now a political commentator based in Abu Dhabi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
"Invoking the government's responsibility, in my view, should be neither an easy way out nor a shortcut. It is a tool of last resort," he added of the constitutional power used.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Some estimate they can make a few multiples of their current revenue by moving to SoFi, and that’s certainly a legitimate motivation, but it’s also the easy way out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, took the very easy way out.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
She thought they were weak and cowardly—that they’d taken the easy way out.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
