It also offered him an excuse to sit around the house all day.

College offered an excuse to break with Betty that no one could question.

And, as a bonus, the show offers them an excuse for a party.

"We can talk about reasons and offer excuses, but the season met no one's expectations."

She didn't attempt to offer an excuse for being there, nor did he request one.

It cannot be said that ignorance of the English language offers an excuse.

Although the healthy players are not trying to offer excuses, they know the grim reality.

Do you think that shape offers an excuse for what you've done?

Look on the bright side - a new book may offer a ready-made excuse.

"I can offer a thousand reasons why these incidents happened - but not a single excuse," he wrote.