Sentence examples for justification I was from inspiring English sources

The justification I was given was that she may have been here illegally.

Justification: I'm an indie filmmaker and I will always be an indie filmmaker,' Lee said in a note on the Kickstarter page.

John Gerrard's need to photograph this destructive behavior and his justification — "I'm an artist" — tell us much about the psychology of this man.

Forty respondents (5%) indicated economic motivation for becoming a volunteer, and most who did described their own beneficiary-like need as a justification: I am in so much poverty.

It is a struggle not for self-explanation but for self-justification: I'm sorry this is happening but, really, they drove me to it.

The justification: There I was, director of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, champion of limiting children's screen time, after a stressful day trying to change a world that wasn't cooperating, unable to concentrate on reading, and playing Angry Birds on the subway.

It goes with the territory.' But that was convenient justification for what I was doing.

She pours two glasses of wine and sits down next to you, at which point you observe, not without justification, that "I'm really digging this executiverecruitment thing".

"This research will require some further justification, but I'm supportive of Fish and Wildlife's decision," he says.

Nutty self-justifications? Politically, I am in sync with most of Mr. Weiner's positions.

Humble yourself and apologize sincerely, without making excuses or justifications like "I'm sorry you made me angry".