It's just an excuse vs It's just an excuse that

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'It's just an excuse' is a complete sentence where 'excuse' is the subject complement. 'It's just an excuse that' is used when introducing a clause that explains or provides more information about the excuse.

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It's just an excuse

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a complete sentence where 'excuse' is the subject complement. It implies that the reason given is merely an excuse.

Examples:

I can't go to the party, it's just an excuse.
He said he was sick, but it's just an excuse.

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It's just an excuse to get her here.
It's just an excuse, John.
It's just an excuse to talk to your doctors, AKA, Charles and me, in private.
It's just an excuse for us to spend time with you, Josh.
It's just an excuse to dress us up.
It's just an excuse to come in.
It's just an excuse to talk to you about something.
It's just an excuse to avoid!
It's just an excuse to get us all happy and drunk before they torture us.
It's just an excuse, isn't it?
It's just an excuse for people to sit around and brag about their husbands and make the rest of us feel bad for dating a guy who won't say the word "boyfriend."
No, it's just an excuse to go out.
I sometimes blame the stress of the job, or other stuff, but, turns out it's just an excuse.
Okay, anytime a man shows a woman how to do something from behind, it's just an excuse for him to get really close and breathe on her neck.
It's just an excuse.
It's just an excuse anyway.
It's just an excuse to take you in my arms.
It's just an excuse for America's voracious greed.
It's just an excuse really.
It's just an excuse for me to be good.

Alternatives:

It's simply an excuse.
It's merely an excuse.
It's only an excuse.
It's just a pretext.

It's just an excuse that

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

'It's just an excuse that' is used when introducing a clause that explains or provides more information about the excuse.

Examples:

It's just an excuse that he always uses when he doesn't want to do something.
She gave me an excuse that she had to work late.

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Feb 24, 2014 ... ... opinion · columns; 'Astro turf is very good for Indian hockey. It's just an excuse that India has suffered because of it… it's all gallery show' ...
I think it's just an excuse that allows us to treat them as less human Cause once we begin to take it as the truth It justifies all the evil things that we do to 'em ...
Aug 2, 2015 ... First of all, the "friend zone" does not exist. It's just an excuse that people use for " they're not that into me" because people don't want to admit ...
Feb 9, 2016 ... It's just an excuse that if you have someone you'll go out with them and spend time with them; I like the excuse of it. Valentine's Day is pretty ...

Alternatives:

It's just an excuse because
It's just an excuse for
It's just an excuse to
It's just an excuse to say that

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It's just an excuse vs It's just an excuse that