Sentence examples for use the alibi of from inspiring English sources

(This discussion obviously doesn't include the psychos who use the alibi of war, like Hitler, or that creepy Norwegian multiple murderer, a different category of monster).  .

Once defeat is acknowledged, Putin will take himself out of the Syrian picture, using the alibi he has already put forward: It wasn't Assad who used the chemical weapons in the first place, he will say.

An earlier version used the word "alibi" outside of its strict meaning of being elsewhere; this was changed to "excuse".

Once you "do your business" (or pretend to), use the sound of the toilet flushing as your alibi and quietly sneak out the back door or window.

Soering says that she pleaded with him to use the movie-ticket alibi to cover her.

It's the perfect crime: barely noticed when executed well, highly profitable and with the alibi of "adding realism" to modern characters.

Dr. Jackson said this technique was of interest not just to public health officials, but also to criminal investigators, who might use the technique to check an alibi.

"They would use the damage to the economy as an alibi, an excuse, for deeper, wider austerity.

A number of novelists said they have used the prefabricated recession alibi without guilt pangs.

Inspector Sejer sets out to crack the alibis of the survivors.

It's a question that, like the alibis of his seamier clients, is open to interpretation.