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.
  • In the end, that alibi did not matter.
    — Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Hence the highlight reel as alibi.
    — Robyn Koslowitz, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • However, the man was alive — and had an alibi.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • But one thing becomes clear — not all of the players have a solid alibi.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But Bowles said both Jamey Laird and his ex-wife had an alibi.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • Each of the brothers has equal cause, evidence stacked against them, and lack of alibi.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Andy was at home shortly after the mall closed … and his mom provided an alibi.
    — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • This way, the witch or vampire can have the perfect alibi while still conducting their evil.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • They've now all been told about how Winston is Monty's alibi.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
  • Middle age is no alibi for a man getting sloppy and slovenly about his person.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The male suspect was found to have an alibi, authorities said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Detectives checked that man's alibi and cleared him of any suspicion.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • An accessory to the crime, Véra looked every inch the snowy-haired alibi.
    — Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Plumb was accused of discussing the murder with Cox and agreeing to provide her with an alibi.
    — Robert Gearty, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2020
  • However, when Ben winds up dead, only one of the two women has an airtight alibi.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But Holland had an airtight alibi.
    — Michael Loftus, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Doug sat for at least two polygraph tests but was never charged — his alibi of being at work during the murder was hard to contest.
    — Sarah Viren, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • More than a dozen witnesses, White and Black, confirmed his alibi.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Of all the owners, Thompson was the only one who allegedly didn't have an alibi.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The video marked the crumbling of his alibi, legal experts told CNN at the time.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • Prosecutors claim those were an attempt to bolster his alibi.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The alibi holds firm at first, but you’re left wondering how much longer Candy can keep it up or remain plausible.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • 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

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