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The phrase "with the excuse" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when someone has used an excuse to try to explain away something they have done or are about to do. For example, you could say, "He arrived late with the excuse that his car had broken down on the way."
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In 1963, J. Edgar Hoover, with the excuse that Mr. Levison might be privy to the Communists' money deal, had put a tap on Dr. King's phone.
This army of voices was created because of an abuse of power that's been systemically tolerated over decades with the excuse being, "boys will be boys".
Even with the excuse of the 1980s, it was ghastly.
The workers said nothing, copping out with the excuse that the boss was absent.
"These people will resort to any cruelty with the excuse of trying to preserve the regime".
"They are actually ruling South Korea with the excuse that they are protecting us".
"They will come up with the excuse that the Afghans cannot govern themselves".
After Saadabad agreement, we tied up our hand to further progress N. technology & halted everything with the excuse of 'cooperation'cooperation
We won't leave matters for those who can't manage them, with the excuse that we're not people of politics.
And she'd confounded the man by not bringing a backpack at all, with the excuse that she hated feeling "burdened".
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If you found a suspicious lump in your neck, you'd never put off dealing with it with the excuse: This is the loveliest neck in the world, and I don't want to tinker with it.
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