excuse
Example Sentences
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The Football Supporters' Association called out Fifa's "greed" but added that it "can't excuse supporters" who have listed their tickets at "ridiculous prices".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026
“It would be easy to have an excuse if they did score,” McKennie said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
In announcing the sentence, Judge Analisa Torres said she understands Guo and his family may have suffered abuses at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party but “none of them excuse his fraudulent conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Cusack said his daughter, who was prescribed medication, felt that if she used her mental health as an "excuse" she "would be out" of the team, and feared being stigmatised and ridiculed.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
“Not an excuse for violence,” Principal Wombat said, but she still seemed like she was considering it.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing excuse
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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"The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara
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"The House on Mango Street" and "The Road Not Taken"
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