Sentence examples for excuses stated from inspiring English sources

The rebel looked up, and, as if making excuses, stated the obvious: the book was Saadi's.

But John McCain currently leads Barack Obama in head-to-head polls there.Pennsylvania is a "no excuses" state for the Democratic candidates.

He reiterated his support for the Common Core and school choice in a speech that was full of education bromides ("poverty is not an excuse"; "states and local communities are where the best ideas come from").

But that's just an excuse state Republicans are using to pass blatantly discriminatory laws in a country where the majority of likely voters approve of gay marriage.

I am not a fan of Common Core and a big opponent of the high-stakes testing regime, but I suspect in the end ESSA will stand for Excusing States for Student Abandonment.

The "no victims, no excuses" motto, she stated, was extremely important because if one felt like a victim, one felt "aggrieved" or wronged, and "the twin to aggrieved is entitlement".

But nor should the fact that the science only plays one part in the debate excuse unsubstantiated claims being stated as fact.

"Look at the guys that they have in their pitching rotation whenever they face me," Martínez, the American League's premier pitcher, said yesterday, not seeking excuses but simply stating facts.

Yet there are endless excuses for state violence against black people.

Katharine Birbalsingh was a deputy head in an inner city London school but everything changed at the Conservative Party Conference where she received a standing ovation following her speech on a "culture of excuses" in state education.

'Stand your ground' and similar self-defense rules have created a dangerous space where any shooting can be excused by simply stating that you feared for your life.