Examples of 'come up with an excuse' in a sentence

Meaning of "come up with an excuse"

come up with an excuse: To invent a reason or explanation to justify one's actions or avoid responsibility for something

How to use "come up with an excuse" in a sentence

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come up with an excuse
But we have got to come up with an excuse.
I will come up with an excuse to our parents.
But you have managed to come up with an excuse.
Come up with an excuse to end the conversation.
You could have come up with an excuse.
You come up with an excuse for the dancing.
We have to just come up with an excuse.
To come up with an excuse to turn it down.
I just need to come up with an excuse.
Come up with an excuse not to go.
Just try to come up with an excuse now.
It is easy to say no to yourself and come up with an excuse.
Do not come up with an excuse to not dance.
I will leave it out and come up with an excuse.
I have come up with an excuse to tell the teacher.

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You have had all night to come up with an excuse.
I can not come up with an excuse every day.
He gets a nervous laughter and tries to come up with an excuse.
She will come up with an excuse later.
You do not think Winslow can come up with an excuse.
Try to come up with an excuse at least.
Whenever I want to hang out they always come up with an excuse.
He would always come up with an excuse to flunk her.
Come up with an excuse why you need the runabout.
You have to come up with an excuse.
Come up with an excuse to take yourself off the case.
I have gotta come up with an excuse.
Come up with an excuse.
Do not try to come up with an excuse.
Come up with an excuse -- any reasonable excuse.
I was going to come up with an excuse and not go.
To be fair, even the cops could not come up with an excuse.
I told you to come up with an excuse to stay away.
To eliminate you, he will have to come up with an excuse.
I was going to come up with an excuse to kick them out anyway.
If you summon him now, he will come up with an excuse.
Daddy had to come up with an excuse that you were on medication.
Well, we will just have to come up with an excuse.
He will come up with an excuse to justify selling the silverware.
You need to at least help me come up with an excuse for his absence.
We can come up with an excuse and we will have cake with her ourselves.
She must be desperate To come up with an excuse like that.
I come up with an excuse Usually, this is where What? to get you.
It was so hard to come up with an excuse at home.
Come up with an excuse -- any reasonable excuse -- And stick to it.
Daily you come up with an excuse.
Say that you went for a gun? Winslow can come up with an excuse.
You can always come up with an excuse to justify lying.
My wife has returned from Italy, so I had to come up with an excuse.
She can not come up with an excuse every time.

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