excuse
Example Sentences
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In my experience, a good teacher would never use praise to excuse a failing grade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Nevertheless, many believed the situation was an excuse to engage price gouging.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
"Of course people need to look at knife crime but when it comes to using this an excuse to put communities against each other, that is not helping," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I have no excuse for this, except that I was fifteen, and felt that day by day all my happiness was being taken from me.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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