apologetic

Example Sentences

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I emailed Wille and got an apologetic response a few days later.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 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

He’s insufficiently grateful to the people he owes, and insufficiently apologetic to those he’s wronged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Cynthia, who in her 20s entered a marriage that any actuarial table would have advised strongly against, is almost apologetic for finding herself wed to Warren.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

She gave the woman an apologetic smile and went to the check-out counter.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers