Sentence examples for excuse for closing from inspiring English sources
He added: "Do not look at the imperfections and use that as an excuse for closing your heart and turning away.
His integrity was questioned by the specious excuses he gave for closing the airport; his dignity was debased when he was reduced to haggling like a carpet merchant in the Teheran bazaar for (possibly?) three months, or (perhaps?) three weeks, then (why not?) three days.
It was really an excuse for Torre to close the clubhouse to the news media.
"They were looking for any excuse to close us.
Some judges can seem almost robotic in their meticulous interpretations of the law - like scholars poring over their books looking for excuses to close their ears, rather than engaging with the realities of a convoluted, contradictory world.
You may not be close friends with the person, but that is no excuse for you to be closed off and rude.
But the women's rights defence is a ridiculous excuse for something very close to racism.
We may not know how to cure misery, she suggests, but that's no excuse for not paying close attention to it.
I chose not to hang around certain circles, focus on my career, health and personal growth but, it turns out, I was making excuses for those closest to me.
The Megrahi case has revealed that such ignorance and misunderstandings don't just exist far away – where there is some excuse for it – but much closer to home, in the UK.
