Sentence examples for arbitrary excuses from inspiring English sources

In short order, Amin unleashes a torrent of sanctions on the remainder of the class, using a variety of arbitrary excuses to fill the "Bad" column with names, including that of Saeid, whose crime was to crawl under his desk in order to pick up a fallen pencil.

If we had actual competition for mobile phone services in America, AT&T's latest arbitrary excuse for you to pay more for less would never fly.

One lawyer, Joshua L. Dratel, said after the hearing that the measures were arbitrary, "an excuse for whatever" the jail "doesn't want to provide" to Mr. Mostafa on any particular day.

At this time, some critics were beginning to complain that the style was becoming an affectation, the nudity arbitrary, and the subjects mere excuses for abstract patterns.

Authorities throughout history and in all regions of the world have exploited political unrest, economic hardship or natural disasters as an excuse to promote repressive and arbitrary strategies against children and youth.

Many believe that words such as repulsive and horrible are "vague and subject to arbitrary interpretation, and consequently lead to widespread discretion and serve as an excuse for harassment".

Excuses, excuses, excuses.

Too arbitrary.

Sometimes excuses actually excuse.

That seems arbitrary.

Everything is excuses, excuses.