Sentence examples for excuse for suppressing from inspiring English sources

Richelieu used the judgment of the Académie as an excuse for suppressing public performances of the play.

That is, Mr. Kony gave Mr. Museveni an excuse to suppress dissident northern tribes and collect international aid.

My own strongly held view is that no matter how unorthodox the reasoning process or how unpalatable the conclusions, there is no excuse for any attempt to suppress new ideas, least of all by scientists committed to the free exchange of ideas.

An excuse for imperialism.

No excuse for cuts.

A convenient excuse for philandering?

Any excuse for a party.

Writing was already my good excuse for almost anything that needed excusing.

Great excuse for ignoring people Ever wanted the best excuse to not go out?

Any excuse for a reunion.

There's no excuse for it.