Words similar to excuses

Example sentences for: excuses

How can you use “excuses” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

But within seconds, Clinton tarnished his apology by lapsing into excuses, self-justifications, and blame-shifting.
Conservatives are now ignoring reality with the help of four principal excuses.
Thousands of U.S. journalists found excuses to spend the week there, playing up the possibilities of political confrontation and violence (China oafishly sent thousands of troops to show everyone who's the boss) before conceding that nothing was going to happen.
Love is also a landlord, and some of his tenants, who no longer receive guaranteed monthly welfare checks, are offering "excuses" for missing the rent.