Sentence examples for a common excuse from inspiring English sources

Sakamoto, however, argued that such a response was a common excuse.

For most teams, having too many injuries is a common excuse for having a poor season and missing the playoffs.

A common excuse involves telling a judge that an ambulance was chasing you into an intersection (not practical; the judge can clearly see if that is the case).

"She made me do it" is a common excuse for domestic abuse, but here he is specifically talking about the fact that she was a woman, that she was strong and clever, and therefore, he felt, should have been mindful of the inadequacies of men as they can always resort to violence.

Oriel, a 26-year veteran and Alliant's number-two sales producer gives a common excuse.

A common excuse of the convention center builders is that Sept. 11 cut travel.

A player saying his wife and family are unable to settle is a far too common excuse, generally used by players who want to get away themselves.

The most common excuse: a lack of time.

Subway delays whether caused by signal malfunctions, train traffic, or a sick passenger are New Yorkers' most common excuse for running behind schedule.

The most common excuse for bailing out of a wedding party at an inopportune time seems to be pregnancy.

In 1591 the authorities reported that John Shakespeare had missed church "for fear of process for debt", a common Catholic excuse.