every excuse

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Refers to all possible reasons, often used to imply that someone is trying to avoid something.

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Examples (20)

  • He made every excuse to avoid attending the meeting.
  • She used every excuse in the book to avoid the meeting.
  • She uses every excuse in the book to get out of doing housework.
  • He seized on every excuse to leave work early.
  • The student had every excuse ready when the assignment was due.
  • The student made every excuse possible to postpone the exam.
  • Don't give me every excuse under the sun for being late.
  • She found every excuse to avoid doing her homework.
  • He tried every excuse possible to postpone the deadline.
  • They used every excuse they could think of to cancel the trip.
  • She's heard every excuse imaginable from her employees.
  • He grabbed every excuse available to skip the presentation.
  • The child invented every excuse to stay up past bedtime.
  • She invented every excuse imaginable to get out of cleaning.
  • We've considered every excuse but none seem valid.
  • The team used every excuse possible to delay the project.
  • He exhausted every excuse before finally admitting the truth.
  • He exploited every excuse he could find to avoid responsibility.
  • Stop making every excuse and take responsibility for your actions.
  • She seized on every excuse to avoid doing the work.