Sentence examples for a few excuses from inspiring English sources

Before I do, I want to make a few excuses off the top (because what's better than backing away from something before you even start?).

The first half wasn't a high quality affair but, while North had a few excuses, with most of their stars sitting in the stands and Brent Harvey starting as the sub, a full-strength Richmond had none.

Here are a few excuses to help save your life and a profile of each character so you can at least follow along if the lil lady has your jewels in a vise.

Jefferson gave a few excuses about being too busy to do more for slaves in his second verse, then had to nerve to ask if Douglass and him were "cool" now that he's free (as if "let's move on and forget about slavery" has ever been an acceptable idea).

Although a few excuses are sometimes believed, don't take any chances.

A response to this would be to cite past arguments or disagreements, and to have a few excuses in your back pocket for back up.

A few excuse ideas: A "household incident --they'll thincident --theyxploded water all over your floor.

She threw out a few excuses--contradictory excuses--about why she fired me but the truth is, I truly, truly was not bitter or angry at all.

Losing Robson and Eckersley with only 21 on the board was a body blow for Leicestershire, but they had few excuses for a poor display in which Ramnaresh Sarwan (15) was the only batsman apart from Smith to reach double figures.

Though injuries have played a part, there will be few excuses should they fail to find a way to win at the RFK, particularly as Sporting will go on to play a beatable Chicago Fire and Philadelphia before finishing the year against the New York Red Bulls.

Mr. Abe, who returned to office in December for a rare second chance, will have few excuses for shying away from overhauls, including deregulation, that many see as vital to generating growth, but his commitment to doing so remains in doubt.