How to Use alibi in a Sentence

alibi

noun

• Her doctor is her alibi: she was in surgery at the time of the murder.
• She made up an alibi for why she missed the meeting.
• Nobody could confirm his alibi that he was at the movies.
• But Shelton had an alibi for the night of the shooting.
  — Emma Steele, CBS News, 6 May 2022
• In the end, the killer wasn’t the cruel ex-boyfriend or the church deacon with a dubious alibi.
  — Washington Post, 1 June 2021
• Burke’s case, there wasn’t enough to support that alibi.
  — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2020
• But one thing becomes clear — not all of the players have a solid alibi.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• Among the issues raised in the series: Aziz had an alibi.
  — NBC News, 17 Nov. 2021
• On the anniversary of his wife’s death, Michael creates an alibi for Adam on the day of the accident.
  — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2020
• Johnson's girlfriend at the time and his alibi for the night of the murder: Erika Barrow.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2023
• The man claims that the good doctor owed him money from gambling on the ponies, but he's got a solid overseas alibi.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2022
• Plus her decision to try to make small talk with two other random tourists on the beach could be a play for an alibi.
  — Time, 7 Dec. 2022
• The phone being in Farmington was clearly part of the alibi.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 May 2022
• Among the issues raised in the series: Aziz had a solid alibi.
  — NBC News, 18 Nov. 2021
• This way, the witch or vampire can have the perfect alibi while still conducting their evil.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
• An accessory to the crime, Véra looked every inch the snowy-haired alibi.
  — Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021
• Keith reportedly had an alibi at the time of the crime.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 7 Oct. 2022
• Plumb was accused of discussing the murder with Cox and agreeing to provide her with an alibi.
  — Robert Gearty, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2020
• They've now all been told about how Winston is Monty's alibi.
  — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
• The man had an alibi, prompting police to look elsewhere.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
• Andy was at home shortly after the mall closed … and his mom provided an alibi.
  — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2021
• With new information on the case coming to light, Nicole believes that she was hired along with her fiance to act as an alibi in the case.
  — Tanya A. Christian, Essence, 26 Nov. 2019
• Bobo said Williams has an alibi and didn't know anything about the shooting until detectives told him of it.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
• Just 8% of Britons accept the alibi, a similar proportion to those who believe the earth is flat.
  — The Economist, 28 May 2020
• There is a detectable instinct, not just in this piece but in the past three years of coverage of this story, to promote the wet-market alibi.
  — George Calhoun, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• With the plan laid out, creating a fake alibi for Marta during the time of death, Harlan slits his own throat to make his death look like a suicide.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 22 Dec. 2022
• Musk fortunately has in Evan Spiegel’s Snapchat an alibi for all his troubles at X—at least for the moment.
  — Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 26 July 2023
• Hertz located the receipt that proved his alibi in 2018.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2021
• Despite the shaky evidence and Clark's alibi, the trial was wrapped up in a week, and both men were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2022
• More than a dozen witnesses, White and Black, confirmed his alibi.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024