Sentence examples for he was justifying from inspiring English sources

At the time, he was justifying the military's killing of two teenage brothers in Juárez by claiming they were hardened criminals who essentially deserved to die.

And he was justifying that!

To be honest, despite his little caveat, it sounded exactly like he was justifying the attack.

Obama also shared his thoughts on Snowden during the remarks, making it clear his embrace of reform did not mean he was justifying the whistleblower's actions.

For example, Marjorie Cohn, president of the National Lawyers Guild, told us, "Wright's comments were taken out of context to make it seem like he was justifying the 9/11 attacks and was therefore unpatriotic.

You will see from the evidence that he was justified".

He was justified in doing what he did because he said he was attacked from behind".

Dr. Cooley, in an interview this month, said he "was justified" in what he did.

Dan Herbert, a lawyer for Officer Van Dyke, said the officer believed he was justified in the shooting.

Mark Piepmeier, the special prosecutor for the case, said the jurors concluded that he "was justified in doing what he did".

''Well, whatever the poor man did to Miss Carol Grey, I'm sure he was justified.'' ''But it wasn't Carol Grey,'' said Detective Oakwood, a little shocked.