I think it a good excuse to get away from his family.
He did need some excuse to get her out of the room, though.
She'd use any excuse to get her hands on him.
They said it also gave them an excuse to get together more often.
That was just an excuse to get away from you.
It's an excuse to get out of the house is about all.
I will take any excuse to get outside on the river.
"I could see it as an excuse to get back to us, but not anything else."
Over the years, they'd usually seen one or two shows a year, if only to have an excuse to get away for an evening alone.
He began trying to think of an excuse to get away.