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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An apology tweet was issued from the same X account that day.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
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The comedian apology is a much mocked form, one that tends to get picked apart and invite much criticism.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 June 2024
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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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Smith pulled the episode off his archives after Huddleston’s conviction and issued an apology to fans.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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Nicki Minaj has issued an apology to her Amsterdam fans.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
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That's right, the governor issued an apology to the soda during a press conference on Thursday afternoon.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2024
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CrowdStrike has reportedly offered its partners a $10 Uber Eats gift card by way of apology.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 July 2024
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Since the documentary’s release, Schneider has released an apology, and also sued the show’s producers for defamation.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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Pope Francis has issued an apology for using a derogatory term referring to gay men during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 28 May 2024
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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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But so many of the apologies are for other, more amorphous things.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 17 July 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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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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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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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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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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Despite her apologies during last week’s episode, Heather needed to give out a few more.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
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And Corey says there is no point responding to an apology she was never meant to hear.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
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Investors and users alike were looking for a sincere apology, for the hurt caused and for breaking their trust.
—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 31 July 2023
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Trump, who refused to take the stand, treated his video deposition like a do-over of the 2016 apology tape.
—Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
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Since news of the affair broke, Sandoval and Leviss have issued apologies for their involvement.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
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The movie is sending us mixed messages, and a lot of the plot feels like an apology for the last installment, the one that really upset fans.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
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After a week of not-so-vague lawsuit threats, apologies, and scathing late-night monologues, the quarterback returned to the scene of the original crime (McAfee’s show) to try to set the record straight.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
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Hart, who was 23 at the time, also wrote an apology letter while the situation boiled over.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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He’s already issued a statement of apology, too, which is like begging for mercy from the court.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
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A couple of days later, Anjo was back, but this time with a samurai helmet and an apology.
—Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023
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The fact that this series doesn’t become an apology for evil is at the core of its sophistication.
—Manuela Santacatterina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
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It is filled with trigger warnings, caveats, apologies and statements of mistrust.
—Jamieson Webster, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
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