Sentence examples for given the excuse from inspiring English sources

"People higher up are given the excuse that there are too many users.

We were given the excuse that that they were bycatch and unintentional catches.

So, given the excuse of "it would've passed anyway," I foresee a whole bunch of Republicans getting on board at the last minute, eager to be perceived as being on the right side of history.

"They gave the excuse that they're plowing," he said.

The ECB, they gave the excuse they got involved because it was going to help West Indies cricket.

The determination to play with no fear does not give the excuse to play with no brains.

"They should not give the excuse that their mission is only to observe the cease-fire, because many massacres have been committed during their presence in Syria".

You can't give the excuse of experiencing a writer's block and stop writing!

He attempted to arrange a game for them at Lord's, but was rebuffed by the Marylebone Cricket Club, who gave the excuse that the ground was not available.

She gave the excuse that she wanted to first wait for the facts from the UN investigation to come out before debating whether Israel committed genocide.

If you want to hide the fact that you are scared, wear a hat so you can hide your eyes during the movie and give the excuse of being cold.