Sentence examples for a moral excuse from inspiring English sources
Pétain gave the French a moral excuse; he encouraged selfdeception as to German intentions, and he declared business as usual a patriotic duty.
We should send every dollar we can to help these countries fight Ebola; there is no moral excuse for anything less than a total commitment.
But regardless of the post-election crisis's origin or the crimes by Gbagbo's forces, there was no legal or moral excuse for the pro-Ouattara forces' many crimes against perceived Gbagbo supporters.
"A moral agenda is not an excuse for distorting information to score points".
This case must not be used as an excuse to have a moral panic about home schooling.
We excuse or dodge bad behavior in our social circles — a moral error, even if the behavior is outside the bounds of the workplace or the law.
Excusing torturers is not just a mistake; it is a moral choice.
Writing to a friend about bullfights in 1925, when his literary style was already fully formed, he said, "It ain't a moral spectacle and if a male looks at it for a moral standpoint there isn't any excuses.
My respondents have chosen a moral tone, and in moral discussions of the war, strategic justifications are not usually admitted as legitimate excuses for collaboration with the Nazis.
