excuse for
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A reason given for an action or event.
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Examples (20)
- That's no excuse for being so rude to your mother.
- She's a pathetic excuse for an actress.
- There's absolutely no excuse for such unprofessional behavior.
- Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?
- His illness was a valid excuse for missing the important meeting.
- He's a poor excuse for a leader.
- She used her busy schedule as an excuse for not attending the wedding.
- That old car is a sorry excuse for transportation.
- What possible excuse for this mess could you have?
- This is a miserable excuse for a meal.
- Don't use your age as an excuse for not learning new technology.
- The restaurant served a pitiful excuse for pizza.
- The weather provided a perfect excuse for staying indoors all day.
- That's a lousy excuse for a vacation spot.
- He invented a pathetic excuse for arriving three hours late.
- The team put up a sad excuse for a performance.
- There's no acceptable excuse for treating employees so poorly.
- This broken chair is a poor excuse for furniture.
- Her headache was just an excuse for avoiding the family dinner.
- He's nothing but a sorry excuse for a friend.