Sentence examples for paltry excuse from inspiring English sources
But given its paltry excuse for full disclosure, and given the near certainty that only a small portion of Times readers would know that this major Madoff investor Merkin was the brother of the writer, I found its appearance in the Times simply astounding.
Since Tony Blair came to power, Britain has likewise found paltry excuses to attack Serbia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria.
We had been sent here to break a big story and make a big difference — all the big TV channels of Pakistan had sent out their crews to interrogate the victims' elected representatives — and here we had two late, paltry excuses, both relayed by telephone, both issuing from the still-invisible officials of a famously corrupt local government.
That's my excuse for my paltry 18-point contribution to our team total but Ian and Cenfyn were very patient and encouraging – and typical of the Sparrows, who are dedicated to the pursuance of golfing pleasure both on and off the course.
First, given the wealth of resources at the government's disposal, there is no excuse for the Census Bureau's paltry and ineffective background checks.
That, rather than saving the Big Fella the embarrassment of playing him 20 paltry minutes, he now has the luxury of an excuse.
While the Russian Olympic team brought home a paltry three gold medals from Vancouver — along with plenty of excuses — the Paralympians dominated, taking first place with 38 medals, including 12 golds, all without the lavish financing the government provides the main squad.
But while winter, spring and summer provide ample excuses -- and lots of precedent -- for seasonal celebrations, the traditional autumnal rites have always seemed paltry compared with the potent mixture of longing and joy that seem to accompany sharp breezes and the scent of apples.
A paltry fifteen minutes.
