[ US /əˈpɑɫəˌdʒi/ ]
[ UK /ɐpˈɒləd‍ʒi/ ]
NOUN
  1. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
    he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess
  2. a poor example
    it was an apology for a meal
    a poor excuse for an automobile
  3. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
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How To Use apology In A Sentence

  • I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
  • When mistakes are made a full apology is often less damaging than a grudging admission that events have not gone as planned.
  • I trust you will take the earliest opportunity to make a full apology.
  • Light entertainment is amusement without apology or ambition. Times, Sunday Times
  • Yet we make no apology for fighting for our independence as fiercely as we fight in our journalism to expose wrongdoing and hold the powerful to account. Times, Sunday Times
  • Wen son, you await here, I quest big ice-cubes apology" Yi snow more thinks more uneasy, directly rush out to inebriate fairy building.
  • Looking radiantly healthy - in contrast to her wan mien of recent months - she lucidly defended herself the interviewers tried to extract an apology from her.
  • No attempt to rebook, no real apology, barely more than a sentence really. The Sun
  • The apology must be delayed long enough to recognise the hurt felt by the offended victim - but proffered before there is lasting harm.
  • I mutter a sheepish apology and get to my feet, smoothing my shirt and trying to flatten my hair.
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