Do you think what happened to your parents is some kind of excuse?

Make some kind of excuse to get her all alone.

He began trying to think of an excuse to get away.

I'm not sure what kind of excuses I can make for them now.

You don't need to come to me with a list of excuses.

I will make some kind of an excuse for his having been there.

Is it enough of an excuse for taking a wrong turn?

There could have been a lot of excuses if things didn't go well.

Now, we need to think of an excuse to send you both up under those conditions.

And before he can think of an excuse, she's gone.