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Meanings of find excuses in English

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Usage of find excuses in English
1
She does not find excuses and she makes tackling obstacles look easy.
Ebony
2
So, you are trying to find excuses in case of the worst.
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
3
Out of it I began to find excuses for her every act.
The Lady of the Shroud
4
He was trying with all his might to find excuses for her.
The Magician
5
Nancy felt rebuffed, but loyally sought to find excuses for her friend.
Judy of York Hill
6
Can you find excuses for the man who took it from me?
Montlivet
7
Not to find excuses... we have to be ready to fight.
BBC
8
Here my spirits revived, and I began to find excuses for the painters.
Yorkshire
9
Heroes, he thought, could find excuses in that long seething lane.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
10
No wonder those girls find excuses to be in the gardens every morning.
Crown of Midnight
11
Only if we are rogues may we find excuses to avoid our obligations.
History of the World War, Vol. 3
12
His generous, large nature fought hard to find excuses for her.
Macleod of Dare
13
The lads couldn't find excuses when he was doing the same stuff himself.
The Irish Times
14
I really can't help it, thought Gwen, trying to find excuses for herself.
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth: A School Story
15
Well!-youmay find excuses for yourself,- Icannotfind them for you!
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
16
She attempted to find excuses; she showed but too plainly how she pitied him.
Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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