Definition
To provide an explanation for one's inability to attend a specific event or meeting.
I am unable to attend the meeting on Friday; please make my excuses to everyone there.
When the singing began, I decided it was time to make my excuses and leave.
Feeling uncomfortable in that group, she made her excuses and vanished into the night.
To offer insincere or fabricated reasons to avoid fulfilling a responsibility or task.
You are always making excuses for not helping me.
I'm not making excuses, but I've been really stressed recently.
I asked him why he didn't clean the bedroom, and he just made excuses.