Sentence examples for got an excuse from inspiring English sources

Call anything a beach book, and suddenly you've got an excuse for being seen with it.

"If it's Robben who knocks you out, you've got an excuse," Corriere della Sera said.

I had a car accident just before the examinations: this car that I was driving fell to pieces and I remember waking up, blood pouring down my face, and I was just thinking - Thank God, I've got an excuse.

In the old days I used to complain about having to stay in a stupid hotel but now I've got an excuse, I say 'I've got to go home – bye!' It's actually lovely".

But at least I've now got an excuse to pop up a proper leaderboard again: -3: Bradley (10) -2: Na (F), McDowell (F), Casey (12*), Dufner (10), Kaymer (10), Noh (9), Quinn (8*) 9.40pm BST Except we already have one!

Jimmy's ghost and Tommy have a bantering, brotherly relationship; when Jimmy disappears during a conversation, Tommy mutters, "Asshole," and when Jimmy prods his cousin about his wife's complaint that he's not emotionally available, Tommy answers defensively, "Oh, and you are?" (Jimmy counters, unassailably, "Hey, I got an excuse — I'm dead").

Last but certainly not least, you get an excuse to spend a fall afternoon outdoors, maybe with beer in hand.

Émile François Zola; so that I get an excuse to talk to him about 19th century France and his own works.

A student who thinks they might need an excuse note, or who has been asked to get an excuse note from a professor should be in touch with S3.

Beltrán then added: "He really bumped Jerry to get an excuse to throw him out of the game, and I just let him know that that was weak".

Of course, she may have been getting an excuse in for the unusual material on the schedule, and I would imagine that some of the Today regulars felt a little uncomfortable.