copout

Example Sentences

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That’s a copout which no fan worth their salt will accept.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2016

It’s the only reasonable resolution to a conflict that is itself a copout.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2013

And I knew she had strong feelings about open marriages, which she considered a copout out for couples looking for an end run around their marriage vows.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2013

“But if I can rely on that old social sciences copout, we need more evidence.”

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2012

Weinberger's other reason, that the commander in the field did not want the press along, was a glaring copout.

From Time Magazine Archive