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The phrase "a poor excuse of" is not correct; the correct form is "a poor excuse for." You can use it when referring to something that is an inadequate justification or reason for a particular situation or behavior.
Example: "His explanation was a poor excuse for his tardiness."
Alternatives: "a weak justification for" or "an inadequate reason for".
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This #WalterPalmer is a poor excuse of a human being!
Undergraduates at Princeton called the Kindle DX "a poor excuse of an academic tool".
This #WalterPalmer is a poor excuse of a human being! can't believe this man counted it as valor to lure #CecilTheLion out of his protective home and kill him.
The Kindle is, in its current form, "a poor excuse of an academic tool," according to Aaron Horvath, Princeton class of 2010.
He called her a "poor excuse of an employee" at a sales meeting in front of others, according to the suit.
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The Obama FCC's desire to make it easier for a carrier to become a Lifeline broadband provider was a poor excuse for ignoring the will of Congress or the reality of Lifeline fraud.
In an article for the Washington Post, Tipper Gore condemned Ice-T for songs like "Cop Killer," writing that "Cultural economics were a poor excuse for the South's continuation of slavery.
Mr. Aviles said that understaffing was a poor excuse for failing to read tests and risking the health of patients.
It was a poor excuse for a dive [laughs].
So it's a poor excuse to make".
Being conservative is a poor excuse for being wrong.
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