Sentence examples for excuse of being from inspiring English sources

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rationale of being

"excuse of being" is not a grammatically correct phrase.
It is possible that someone might use it informally in spoken English, but it would not be considered grammatically correct or appropriate for written English. Instead, a more correct and commonly used phrase would be "excuse for being" or "excuse for [action/behavior/etc.]." This is typically used to explain or justify someone's actions or behavior. Example: "I couldn't make it to the party last night because I had an excuse for being tired. I had to work late all week."

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But I'm getting carried away, and I don't even have the excuse of being an actor.

The New York Times

Julia's poses are casual too, but she has the excuse of being relatively young.

The New York Times

I learned that you can't use the excuse of being a freshman.

The New York Times

The excuse of being 'too busy' to volunteer just doesn't cut it any more.

Independent

But at least in college, W. had the excuse of being hammered.

The New York Times

Just without the excuse of being all whacked out on psychedelic drugs.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

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Nor are excuses of being under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol legitimate defenses.

TechCrunch

But there were many accounts of Hijras being disapproved of doing proper jobs for the excuse of them being inappropriate, as stated by a respondent: "I never wanted to be a sex seller.

BMC International Health and Human Rights

"There's no excuse for being part of the problem".

The New York Times

She at least had the excuse of actually being a teenager.

The New York Times

The classic Soviet excuse of not being there and not taking part in anything personally won't work.

The New Yorker

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