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Discover LudwigThe phrase "made an excuse" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it in a sentence to describe someone explaining why they cannot fulfill a particular request or obligation. For example: "John made an excuse about not having enough time, but I wasn't convinced he was telling the truth."
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"I always made an excuse," he said.
The next day at work, the husband made an excuse about his wife being tired.
Even Arthur Miller had made an excuse — that his Jewishness might be a counterproductive factor.
When Katie left, stranding Michel with Mrs. Dolan, he made an excuse to leave.
There were no follow-up questions, and he quickly made an excuse to get off the phone.
He made an excuse to leave, then had a panic attack on the way home and crashed his car.
Similar(22)
We make an excuse.
You can't make an excuse.
I'm not one to make an excuse.
We don't want to make an excuse.
There's nothing you wouldn't make an excuse for".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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