He kept finding many pretexts.
Source: tatoeba (5094970)
Pretexts
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12 entriesfalse justificationfalse pretextfeigned motivelegal pretextmake a pretextmoral pretextoffer a pretextpolitical pretextpretext for delaypretext for justificationpretext for reformuse as pretext
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Alas, they just keep looking for pretexts!
Source: tatoeba (12564824)