The phrase "an excuse to refuse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing reasons or justifications for declining an offer or request.
Example: "She always has an excuse to refuse invitations to social events, claiming she is too busy with work."
Alternatives: "a reason to decline" or "a pretext to reject".
Most of those making it are using it as an excuse to refuse, once again, to reach an accommodation with republicanism.
But it does not want to give Russia an excuse to refuse to embark on dialogue with Ukraine and the EU.
Palestinian terrorism has not, as you claim, "given the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, an excuse to refuse to negotiate a peace deal".
Bold-colored, cluttered rooms with art supplies, lots of books, jazz CDs and travel documents tended to belong to liberals (providing sloppy Democrats with an excuse to refuse clean up on principle).
However, we also don't want to use this large price-to-value gap as an excuse to refuse discussions with any potential acquirers who would be willing to pay a price today that recognizes the longer term value of the company.
Signs of increasing friction between the US and Europe over trade came early on Wednesday when Wilbur Ross, the US commerce secretary, drew a sharp line with the EU over Chinese trade negotiations, telling counterparts at a trade development panel in Paris that Europe is using tariffs as an "excuse" to refuse trade negotiations.
While I'm all for the positive aspects of tribalism (identity, community, camaraderie), it can't become a lazy excuse to refuse to look for the good in people who think differently.
Gus, who runs a hardware store, and his pregnant wife Karin (Emily Mortimer) constantly try to lure Lars to dine with them, but he always has some excuse to refuse social engagements.
The wine list is, unsurprisingly, fantastic;and you have absolutely no excuse to refuse the dessert trolley as it passes.
The President kept asking me to dance, and I struggled for excuses to refuse.
