Sentence examples for attempt to excuse from inspiring English sources

To his credit, Senator Obama did not attempt to excuse his pastor's statements.

Any Republican attempt to excuse credit rating agencies from accountability should be viewed with the deepest of skepticism.

Related said the lawsuit was "designed to attempt to excuse the borrower's default in its mortgage obligations".

It was an attempt to excuse events that my 15-year-old brain could not see past.

While some may attempt to excuse Bisping's comments after an emotional victory, the Englishman has used homophobic language in the past.

It will also tell future warlords and their political bosses that they cannot expect the slaughter of civilians in war to go unnoticed, or attempt to excuse it away.

The inconsistencies in his testimony prompted the judge, when summing up the evidence, to ask the jury to consider whether Harwood had provided "an untruthful account of events, put forward as a deliberate attempt to try to excuse his actions".

Anyone, however, attempting to excuse his actions during that horrific minute is absolutely wrong.

It is not surprising then that Massa has already attempted to excuse his raunchy behavior by pointing to the Navy's sexually charged "Crossing the Line" ceremonies.

Strauss then insisted that his art was unaffected by politics, and attempted to excuse his official activities on the grounds that he was trying to "prevent greater disasters".

When the abuser attempts to excuse himself with the time-honoured excuse, "When you're grown up, you'll understand … It's what grownups do.