All kinds of rationalizations for my failure come to mind, apparently designed to protect my ego. |
Their individual rationalizations for the thousands of murders they committed, with or without theatrical flourish, are both queasily believable and morally incomprehensible. |
They'll bounce right back with excuses, rationalizations, and inane explanations of powers that weren't there in the first place. |
Rand cuckolded her do-nothing spouse in front of his face and with long, tedious rationalizations with which she forced him to agree. |
His description of Falluja, tinged with Stockholm syndrome rationalizations, painted a picture of what can only be described as collective insanity. |
Our minds are ingenious in concocting self-serving rationalizations. |