apologia

Example Sentences

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Whether we are meant to believe or dismiss this apologia for the chivalry of the Old South is debatable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

That said, “The Colonel and the King” often reads like a Parker apologia, or at least a concentrated effort to set some records straight.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

This isn’t meant to be gym shorts apologia.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

The bank is nearly a year into an extended apologia for its consumer woes, which at one point included Marcus, a consumer division named after the company’s founder.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Such bereavement, witnessed at close range, makes even the most eloquent apologia for high-risk activities ring fatuous and hollow.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer