The phrase "as alibi" is not commonly used in written English and may not be considered correct in most contexts.
It could be used when referring to something that serves as a justification or excuse for an action or event, but it is more often seen in legal contexts.
Example: "He used his presence at the party as alibi to prove he was not at the scene of the crime."
Alternatives: "as a justification" or "as an excuse".
It's one thing to use Pennington's arm and Clemens's youth as alibi.
His literary fame, however, rests primarily on his short stories, such as "Alibi Ike" and "You Know Me Al".
— Jeff Gordinier The New York Post: Eating out as alibi: John Travolta, smacked with a lawsuit by a masseur who claims the actor got too friendly, produces a receipt from Mr. Chow in TriBeCa.
"This is the first case that I'm aware of in which a Facebook update has been used as alibi evidence," said John G. Browning, a lawyer in Dallas who studies social networking and the law.
Last year UKTV followed that up with Watch – "like it says on the tin", said Abraham – recruiting Richard and Judy to the new channel for a new chatshow, while UKTV Drama was rebranded as Alibi and UKTV Gold became G.O.L.D. – which stands for Go On, Laugh Daily.
More the point, with all the polling and focus groups done by Jeb's campaign and other campaigns, how could the "anti-establishment wave" (that Jeb's "strategists" now cite as alibi) be a surprise, or even hidden.
They have been used as alibis by the adulterous couple, and no one has bothered to tell them.
But she is honest about her true motivations: "I used the West Coast and journalism as alibis".
He uses them as "alibis" while the daily struggle of the rest of the French population called Rachida or Fadela hasn't changed.
As a student, she delighted in Barthes's obituary for authorship, which licensed readers to rewrite texts and use them as alibis for indulging political gripes and sexual kinks.
In the play's most famous scene, Ayckbourn ups the ante by showing the hapless Featherstones, used as alibis to cover an adulterous fling between Fiona Foster and Bob Phillips, being invited to dinner by each family on successive nights.
