Sentence examples for implied excuse from inspiring English sources

And when the conventional wisdom suggests that "every arts organization is in trouble," there is also an implied excuse for not giving generously to a special campaign ("Why should I give a lot when the entire field is doomed to failure anyway").

Colt made no reply to the implied allegation, and excused himself.

Assigning any particular demographic to online abusers risks letting them off the hook, with implied societal reasons (and excuses) for their behaviour.

Since libertarianism implies that necessity excuses, it is inconsistent with the way we attribute blame.

Granted, getting past the love excuses implies work and effort if one wishes to break free from a self-defeating attitude.

The girl, who McGuire implied might be 'slow' during his apology on behalf of Collingwood, might be eligible to use one of the excuses for racism McGuire listed in his own shit-eating address on Wednesday.

Karim had implied in 2012 that wartime rape might be excused, given "consideration for the soldiers' difficulties" when out fighting.

Bush, Bugliosi writes, not only fulfilled the second requirement, implied malice, but he started the Iraq War "without any lawful excuse of justification".

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke, who implied this week that, in criticising the ball, Brazil were looking for excuses in case they failed to win the tournament, was sought out for a personal attack.

Morales has – accurately in my view – previously implied that the war on drugs is used by the US as an excuse to meddle in the region's politics.

Briefly, instructors can highlight typical discourse patterns (e.g., providing excuses to turn down a request/invitation) and note their role in assisting understanding implied meaning.