Sentence examples for respectable excuse from inspiring English sources

Indeed, so profound and widespread is the current influence of psychogeography that Walkowitz might have done us a service by subjecting it to critique – I'm quite ready to hear the new generation of academic night-walkers and window-shoppers attacked as literary men in desperate search for a respectable excuse to escape their childcare responsibilities at the weekend.

Trainer: Mike Maker Post: 8 Jockey: Joel Rosario General A Rod's third place in the Florida Derby last time out was a very respectable run, but there were no excuses that day.

Equally, there are the transgressive youngsters whose behaviour gets excused because their parents are respectable, the right sort.

"One respectable.

Pretty respectable.

Respectable opinion is aghast.

This is not respectable.

Eternally respectable, responsible, knowledgeable.

Really any respectable Slytherins.

A journal was respectable.

Maybe even respectable.