| His long wings beat slow, steady beats, as if accentuating the overall extenuation of the bird. |
| From the British point of view there was much to be said in extenuation of the practice. |
| For Don Ignacio himself, as the recipient of these favours, much may be said in extenuation. |
| There is, perhaps, room for extenuation in the case of Wirz, an ineffectual martinet clearly out of his depth. |
| The bursar thought that Mr. Ravenshoe's plea of sobriety should be taken in extenuation. |
| Showing that some of those killed were even more bloodthirsty than their killers is no extenuation. |
