extenuation
Example Sentences
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In extenuation of himself, he says “no one anticipated” today’s facts: worldwide energy shortages and an unusually cold winter forecast.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021
Asked about it, he dodged and weaved, searching for extenuation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2016
Committee chair Dianne Feinstein appears to offer some extenuation when she reminds us in the report's preamble of the shock and "pervasive fear" felt after 9/11.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 11, 2014
Even then, some reporters' questions suggested that, if Weiner's conduct could be defined as an illness, some further extenuation might be available.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2013
“But he’s all right soon after it,” he added in extenuation.
From Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside by Lester Chadwick
