Sentence examples for usual excuse from inspiring English sources

Greedy trial lawyers were the usual excuse for premium increases.

Otherwise, the usual excuse — "I didn't knowingly take a banned substance" — can be almost impossible to refute.

And at least Suárez can no longer use the footballers' usual excuse of never having read the papers.

John Dahl's film isn't up to his "Red Rock West," but it far outruns Hollywood's usual excuse for a thriller.

Mr. Jackson offered the usual excuse for resigning; his family, apparently, needs to see more of him.

The usual excuse for artists having to, effectively, pay to play is that it is a promotional platform.

First, let's set aside all the usual excuses.

I gave him the usual excuses: deadlines, family, love life, not being able to find a cab.

I made the usual excuses a composer makes when they play something to somebody for the first time.

Yet he found that all the seats, windows and light fixtures had been stolen from the trains.The government offers the usual excuses.

Either option is likely to please shareholders and, bar the usual excuses of hot/cold weather hitting sales, Greggs the Baker's future looks far from taxing.