easy way out
Example Sentences
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“There is no easy way out of this once we’ve started it,” said Marc Sievers, a former U.S. ambassador to Oman who is now a political commentator based in Abu Dhabi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
"Invoking the government's responsibility, in my view, should be neither an easy way out nor a shortcut. It is a tool of last resort," he added of the constitutional power used.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
“It’s become really repetitive. I think right now, everyone is talking about the same thing. It’s been really easy. Facilista,” she says, using the Spanish term for taking the easy way out.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, took the very easy way out.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
She thought they were weak and cowardly—that they’d taken the easy way out.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
