Sentence examples for alibi that from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "alibi that" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks context for proper usage.
Example: "He tried to alibi that he was at the movies during the time of the incident."
Alternatives: "provide an alibi" or "claim an alibi".

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Here was my alibi that evening: I am Canadian.

A poem is read as if it were an alibi that is rather too fluent to be entirely trusted.

Come on – up and at 'em!" Though the guilt and redemption route is the approved alibi that enables erring public figures to earn forgiveness, there remains a quite understandable fascination with people who refuse to follow its feeble code.

By establishing that the teenagers were part of a crowd that was bothering or beating other people during the critical time of the rape, the reconstruction provides them with an alibi that is plausible, if not airtight, and certainly unsavory.

The best-selling author's downfall was triggered six weeks ago when Mr Francis decided to tell the bizarre 1987 tale of the alibi that never was to the News of the World.

But that is merely an alibi that allows the French to claim that they have nothing against reform in principle, but that the reforms being proposed are riddled with injustice.

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Brian magazine offers helpful articles like "Sexual Harrassment: 15 Alibis That Work".

That project is still in the works and could result in alibis that look as convincing as they sound.

Osborne and Cameron wheeled out the two ready-made arguments, or alibis, that have stood them in good stead so far.

If I find myself forced into anything that remotely resembles a meeting, no matter how cleverly disguised it may be, I instantly morph into a furtive criminal, casing the room for the best seat for a quick getaway, and not above planting exit alibis that bend the truth considerably.

Despite alibis that place them in nearby Seattle*, police decide almost immediately that Burns and Rafay must be the murderers simply because they don't display their grief in a manner the police find acceptable.

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