Cover for
Cover for verb - Provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt.
Both terms in one sentence
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He was supposed to serve warrants for the cowboys who killed his brother Morgan, but it proved to be legal cover for his Roaring Rampage of Revenge.
Source: U.S. Marshal -
Tank carcasses stay on the battlefield and often serve as impromptu cover for other tanks.
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks -
Planning the paths of heavier vehicles, such as tanks, which can knock walls over, is required to avoid destroying structures which could potentially serve as cover for infantry.
Source: Everything Breaks
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