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Six example sentences with extenuating, each labelled with its topic.
The committee accepted extenuating circumstances and let the runner keep her place after the ferry stranded her overnight.
Fitness
The outage report found extenuating factors, since two data centers lost power in the same storm within minutes.
Technology
Critics found extenuating grounds for the ragged editing once they learned the studio had seized the film early.
Movies
The judge cut the sentence in half after hearing extenuating evidence about the defendant's role as sole carer.
Law
The league waived the fine after finding extenuating circumstances, since the player had missed the bus through no fault of his own.
Basketball
Tournament officials allowed a rematch on extenuating grounds after a power cut shut down one player's console mid-game.
Gaming
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