apologetic
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Some women have sought to contain the vitriol by making apologetic videos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The second note was apologetic, saying that she had died while captive and was "buried in nature now."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
"I felt a sharp shooting pain in my arm. He was very apologetic - more apologetic than he had to be. Then I felt a liquid run through my whole body."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I emailed Wille and got an apologetic response a few days later.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Abby gave me an apologetic look and shrugged.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing apologetic
Feeling Sorry?
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myPerspectives 6.3
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ic
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