The administration should not be allowed to use war as an excuse.

"I think that people who already wanted to leave will use the current situation as an excuse."

And I'm not above using it as an excuse to see you for just a little while tonight.

Instead, he had used the key as an excuse to see them one more time.

Despite being 33, he didn't want to use age as an excuse.

Was she just using them as an excuse to talk to him?

But, after last night, could she not use her concern as an excuse to look in on him?

But I'm not going to use it as an excuse.

Perhaps I wanted to die, and just used them as an excuse.

Use it as an excuse to have a look at us.