excuse
Example Sentences
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The dates of this escapade blow up the excuse Platner has used to wipe away his long history of obnoxious behavior: that all that bad stuff belonged to a prior period of “dark” feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Nevertheless, many believed the situation was an excuse to engage price gouging.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
The manner of Isak's exit, in itself, offers no excuse for Newcastle's disappointing league campaign after Howe's side slipped to 12th place in the table.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
But the steady stream of bad choices emerging from Platner’s record goes beyond what voters might excuse as normal human fallibility.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
He was struggling for words, trying to think of a polite excuse to leave.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing excuse
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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