Sentence examples similar to true excuse for from inspiring English sources

"He said: 'You give me yours and I'll give you mine.' " Her son was taken aback but then relied on a tried-and-true excuse for saying no.

Being crazed with grief is a tried-and-true dramatic excuse for unlikely behavior.

This was no doubt true, but an idle excuse for assault with a deadly weapon.

The Turkish government still officially denies these atrocities, claiming that they were the outcome of a "civil war", that some Armenians were aiding the Tsarist anti-Ottoman army (true – though hardly the excuse for a genocide), that only historians "from both sides" could conclude whether or not this was a genocide.

Even if this is true, it offers no excuse for the lack of fundamental safety precautions that should have, according to the policies of the Western contractors, been taken by the factory owners long ago.

It's a very convenient claim for Romney/Ryan, of course, because if true it eliminates the best excuse for lackluster performance under Obama.

Even if it is true, it's a ludicrous excuse for violence.

From poor relief pitching, to poor offensive execution, to poor managerial decisions, the "wealthiest" payroll in baseball was a "poor excuse" for a true championship contender.

Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night-owls this gives you an excellent excuse for missing your lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.

Disliking George Steinbrenner is no excuse for not rooting for the one true team.

That's a convenient excuse for apathy, but it's not true.