apologist

Example Sentences

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I am a self-described dog apologist and would probably spend more money on my pet’s safety and comfort than my own.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

In a separate interview, with the Christian apologist Cliffe Knechtle, Mr. Carlson suggested that the “message of the Old Testament” wasn’t one of forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Her conclusion was startling, her tone defiant: “Put me wherever you want: misguided socialist, toothless humanist, naïve novelist, useful idiot, apologist, denier, ally, contrarian, collaborator, traitor, inexcusable coward.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Meghan McCain has joined Halperin’s media startup 2WAY as the host of her own show; so have former Bernie Sanders surrogate Nina Turner and serial Trump apologist Batya Ungar-Sargon.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025

I've never considered myself an across-the-board apologist for the French, but there's a lot to be said for an entire population that never, under any circumstances, talks during the picture.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris