apologetic
Example Sentences
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The author seems almost apologetic for the decidedly dismal message she carries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
But her very existence gave a certain kind of young woman a compelling model of how to be a brasher, less apologetic, more feminist person in the world.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
That extra marbling translates into depth, tenderness and a loaf that tastes intentional rather than apologetic.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
At times, he had appeared apologetic after an incident and was said to have told one female staff member he "can't help myself".
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
‘So-called’ is apologetic; even stranger is his insistence that the term is already in popular use.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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