Sentence examples similar to hollow rationalizations from inspiring English sources

My hollow rationalization was that since I'm not gay, I wasn't betraying my identity, and that it was senseless to jeopardize my chances for this job by bringing up something controversial.

It had the hollow ring of rationalization.

Though Sedaris humorously finds ways to thwart her by creating whole sentences without the letter "s" in them, his underlying message -- that giving up this lisp would have meant surrendering his individuality -- rings hollow, as does a later rationalization that the therapist's hidden agenda was to de-homosexualize him.

They are desperate rationalizations.

Rationalizations pile up.

Such rationalizations miss the point.

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There are three possible rationalizations.

Hollow laughter.

Hollow military.

Hollow materialism.