give an excuse's Usage Examples:

could give an excuse for retribution against the mission residences.

The Batthyány Government was very careful not to give an excuse to the Empire for attacking Hungary in this way.

We have not done so, in order not to give an excuse to those who would be tempted to send arms to the rebels.

used agent provocateurs to radicalize the protest movement, so as to give an excuse for the security forces to unleash "massive and disproportional police.

lacking considerable detail, but was enough to stir a controversy and give an excuse to Ray"s opponents to further again attack.

He thought such attacks would give an excuse to India to intervene.

he enjoyed in the army and the population, and they were afraid to give an excuse a discontent that could deteriorate into an armed rebellion.

only in the legislative field and solve these questions, but lets not give an excuse to a strong country so it can then detach part of weaker countries,.

He decided to stay day and night in Rome as not to give an excuse for bombings in his absence.

Spanish-American issue, since it was trying to avoid at all costs to give an excuse for European intervention.

We have not done so, in order not to give an excuse to those who would be tempted to send arms to the rebels [Nationalists].

interaction of law enforcement, in which you get pulled over and must give an excuse as to your erratic driving.

Synonyms:

alibi, vindication, extenuation, exculpation, mitigation, self-justification, defence, defense,

Antonyms:

blacken, whiten, uninterestingness, colorful, colorless,