Sentence examples similar to request an excuse from inspiring English sources
And it happened: outraged Chechen authorities used the request for permits as an excuse to begin a new campaign of intimidation and persecution.
It has since attracted over 6,800 members, though this correspondent's request for someone to provide an excuse to help extend his copy deadline did not produce a response.
"The league's requests are [being used as an excuse].
The ruling, by Joe Leonard Jr., the assistant secretary for civil rights of the Department of Agriculture, said requesting interpretation assistance was "merely an excuse to target Latino individuals for immigration enforcement".
Some feel Mayweather's camp was justified in its requests, others believe it was an excuse Floyd could use to get out of a fight he didn't really want.
Every time you have an excuse or a favor or a request you have to make for your teacher, that's more work for them.
That served as an excuse for all the other republics to request the dissolution of the federation.
An explanation, not necessarily an excuse.
(2) The kangaroo tribunal calling itself "the FISA court" yesterday approved another government request (please excuse the redundancy of that phrase: "the FISA court approved the government's request").
