Sentence examples for Solid excuse from inspiring English sources

I spent most of the day cowering from rain and thunder a solid excuse to make some headway in the new Pynchon novel Against the Day.

"Fancy coming to Mayfair?" He came through with a solid excuse - something about having to visit Mike Leigh's flat.

He was late to class at King's Ridge Christian School outside Atlanta and came up with what he thought was a solid excuse on his tardy slip: "Watching the race, thought for sure we would have the day off.... #Junior".

I had a history of stomach problems growing up, so when I wanted to skip school and avoid a test after a particularly booze-heavy weekend (in beautiful Delaware our weekends usually consisted of playing "cops and robbers" in the fields, making silly movies, drinking warm beer we stole from the garage, or some combination of the three), I had a solid excuse.

No one can doubt the fact that you have to relieve your bladder and this is pretty much the most solid excuse you can have.

The strikers have given you a wonderful gift, out of the goodness of their hearts: They've given you a rock-solid excuse for coming into the office as late as you like.

Which means it's as solid an excuse as any to get good and soused.

During a late night of writing, his harmonies became a solid checkpoint, an excuse to push ahead for another hour or so.

If there is an aspect of your application that the school might question, have a solid explanation, not an excuse.

So, we just can't afford to spit out that excuse as solid justification for women earning less than men working the very same jobs.

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