How to Use apology in a Sentence
apology
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This was addressed at the time and apologies were made.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 21 May 2024
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With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Many replied that the apology was not enough and that their trust had been breached.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
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With all apologies to Mr. Cochran, his just ain’t quite as good!
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
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Needless to say, the apology doesn’t seem to have worked.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
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But so many of the apologies are for other, more amorphous things.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 2023
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On whether Samuel owes him an apology: There doesn’t need to be.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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My apologies to those who have won something; the masses don’t.
—Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
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The post sparked outrage, and the Spences quickly issued apologies.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
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But the part of the story that has grown with the years and was dredged up, again, in articles about the apology is the John Wayne part.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
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And Wednesday night, after the event, some parents said the apologies did not go far enough.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
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No amount of my apologies will ever return them to you.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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But June's all set with the too little, too late apology.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
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The text was part thank-you, part apology, part promise.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
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Trump is the one who owes an apology—and his resignation—to the world.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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With apologies to Jimmy McMillan, the problem is that the number of homes is too damn low.
—Catherine Rampell, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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The video made its rounds on X, prompting Voit’s apology.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
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His Instagram apology to Mr. Rock the next day did little to stop the firestorm.
—Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
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Carley added that this was one of the first times the council had issued an apology.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Quite frankly, there’s no excuse that this apology took 50 years to make.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2024
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Again, our apologies for a long first day for some of our students and their families.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Aug. 2023
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With apologies to the original theme, the result doesn’t keep its head above water, much less make a wave.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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But, sometimes there’s a man, a man for his time and place, who fits right in, and with apologies to the Big Lebowski, Chandran Sankaran, is that man.
—Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Get ready for our first celebrity Notes app non-apology of 2023!
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 10 Jan. 2023
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But, with apologies to the Purple One, 1999 was a watershed year in pop culture.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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The team’s star quarterback took to X on Sunday night after the big game and wrote an apology to Chiefs fans across the world.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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The apology did not explain why the only images shared showed Black men.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 June 2023
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The person who answered referred to the pastor’s apology on the church’s website and ended the call.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
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Our apologies for the error, which has now been corrected, and thanks to the readers who pointed this out.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
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An apology tweet was issued from the same X account that day.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
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