poor excuse
Example Sentences
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To Dershowitz, the case’s dismissal on the grounds that subpoenas couldn’t be served on key victims is a poor excuse.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022
He may be a poor excuse for a human being, but that doesn’t get in the way of his pocketbook.
From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Northern Powergrid has been accused of making "excuse after poor excuse" to customers waiting for compensation more than two months on from power cuts caused by Storm Arwen.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2022
"A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!" he says.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
A large plot stretched behind it with a cistern, a privy, a poor excuse for a garden, and at the far end, a carriage house and small stable.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
