alibi vs story

alibi

noun
  • An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame. 

  • The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. 

verb
  • To provide an alibi for. 

  • To provide an excuse for. 

story

noun
  • A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account. 

  • A lie, fiction. 

  • An account of real or fictional events. 

  • A soap opera. 

  • A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period. 

verb
  • To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about. 

How often have the words alibi and story occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )