profuse

Example Sentences

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Tokyo has issued apologies, but many Chinese people believe they are not profuse enough.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

But two hours and a profuse apology later, one council member said that not only a council president had been chosen, but a prime minister as well.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

During the opening days of spring training this week, the Dodgers have been profuse in their praise of superstar free-agent addition Shohei Ohtani.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Their results demonstrated that the increase in biomass was due to improved photosynthesis and a delicate balancing of life cycle transition between diffuse and profuse growth depending on nitrogen and carbon availability.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

But he was confident that between Zeitoun’s reputation, lack of any prior infractions, and this showing of character witnesses—a wide swath of upstanding New Orleanians—the judge would release Abdulrahman Zeitoun with profuse apologies.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers