make excuses
Example Sentences
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Green Dot did not make excuses for low achievement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
"I'm careful not to make excuses but it comes from a lot of different variables," Shiffrin told reporters after the race won by the unfancied second-ranked Austrian pair of Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Reaves doesn’t make excuses, and he wasn’t about to start now, not in the wake of a 132-119 defeat by the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
"It's not acceptable to make excuses or try and rationalise it," the Alliance Party leader said.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
“I’m not going to make excuses for her, Lily,” she said.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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