apologizing

Example Sentences

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The terrible news began with a knock on my front door: My neighbor, doing his best hat-in-hand routine while holding a driver’s side mirror, kept on apologizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

That wasn’t the first time she seemed to be apologizing to the audience for being there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The sentiment is unobjectionable, though the act of apologizing is made infinitely easier when the sins belong to unnamed others in centuries past.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The case ended with the IRS formally apologizing to Griffin and pledging to improve data security.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Once, when the two of us were the first out on the blacktop, I even tried apologizing for not telling her about the scorecard.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee