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
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.
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.
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.
I make no apology for the title of this chapter because it was an expression which my cousins used very frequently.
She mumbled an apology and left.
demand an apology from sb.
We detected a note of apology undermining his pride. The Times Literary Supplement
We had a chat on the blower and were both satisfied with my withdrawal of the comment and my public apology.
Her big brown eyes were looking into mine with apology, her lips were outlining a somewhat rueful and shy half-smile. A Glimpse of Love
Ms. Knight refused to accept the manager's apology.
She certainly got her apology from the supervisor.
Gray, a prosperous-looking lawyer in his tasteful dark suits, asked for the presidential apology and brought the survivors to Washington.
His apology took the edge off her anger.
Judd made no attempt to tidy up the sheer chaos of this music, presenting its many dynamic extremes without apology, never subduing its often seemingly random accompanying noises of bells, woodwind flutterings and bassoon growls.
The defendant was ashamed, sorry and had written the victim a letter of apology.
However, recently he was censured for dangling his baby son Bob near the open jaws of a crocodile and forced to make an apology to his millions of fans.
I guess I owe her an apology.
The emphasis here is on how Donne's love poetry becomes an apology of verse itself.
That's the nearest approach to an apology you'll get from him.
I think you owe an apology to Clegg.
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Despite his apology, a religious court convicted him of using insulting language.
The gobby singer posted an apology on her website after her interview gaffe. The Sun
Nancy wasn't sure what to make of Mick's apology.
She marched over to me and demanded an apology.
I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.
She made a quick effort to calm her and smiled her apology at me.
The typical procedure for reporting sexual harassment doesn't entail a woman's husband calling the harasser and demanding an apology, like the guy who slugged George Bailey hey Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Glynn said an apology already had been under discussion within the administration for several months.
There was an apology, a long pause, and then a flash of insight.
A POLL-TAX payer has received an apology from Middlesbrough Council after an unexpected visit by the bailiffs.
I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.
I give my personal apology to the victims and their families for this disrespectful and shameful behaviour. The Sun
However a recent study reveals that a full apology is more likely to result in the quick settlement of lawsuits.
Could the TSA procedures also shift the mind to the everyday experiences of transgender people, whose genitals are "imaged" by acquaintances without apology? Hayley Gorenberg: TSA Screening Reveals Transgender People's Experiences for All of Us
Dear Maggie, I feel I owe you an apology for abandoning your esteemed Victorian values.
He croaked his apology.
From The Independent, which in its subheading, is painting the Pope’s proposed apology as an attempt to defuse the scandal. Pope will make historic apology for abuse « Anglican Samizdat
Smith takes more vocal chances on Hill, giving us his bright falsetto often and almost without apology - almost.
I must offer them an apology for not going to attend their get-gathering.
First we get the comment that Palin’s main qualification is her lack of abortions (although an apology does follow). The Left’s Abortion Concerns « Tai-Chi Policy
The club need to get their heads out of the sand, make an apology and say something properly. Times, Sunday Times
Please accept my apology for any grammatical errors in advance since English is not my first language.
I was so embarrassed that I had to buy those macadamias by way of apology.
An apology not only opens up the opportunity to mend relational breakdowns, it has the potential to release amazing healing energies.
Although he pathetically offered me an apology, I remained adamant until we struck a compromise.
I think these people who said those hateful things about him owe him an apology.
He also handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister.
Jones' lawyers are seeking an unreserved apology from the newspaper.
Every now and again, a snaky comment would erupt from his lips but there was always a quick apology while he muttered something that she couldn't ever hear.
Isn't humiliation on your own TV network, followed by an abject apology, enough?
She tried to gasp an apology, but my hand stopped her lips from moving.
You owe him an apology.
Turkey reacted by demanding an apology over what it called the discourteous treatment of Celikkol, further souring ties between the two regional powers on the eve of a visit by Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister. AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
It is the duty of every true friend of humanity and order, to protest against perverted sensibilities or sophistical refinements, which find warrant or apology for depraved appetites, -- for the worst distemperature of the mind, and the most fatal catastrophes, -- in natural propension, and unrestrained feeling. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers
I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying.
I have to begin with an apology.
I think you owe an apology to Clegg.
Very shortly, the officer who had handcuffed Jim removed the bracelets and offered an apology.
Which soap actor made a public apology for exposing himself on the Internet?
I would request another or cue option and hopefully an apology for this very poor advice. Times, Sunday Times
She smiles understandingly at my apology and takes my hand, easing my guilt.
-- The real identity of the two words explains Milton’s use of ‘diamond’ in _Paradise Lost_, b. 7; and also in that sublime passage in his _Apology for Smectymnuus_: “Then zeal, whose substance is ethereal, arming in complete _diamond_”. English Past and Present
He bumped into someone and mumbled an apology.
If so, you need to watch your behaviour and make a suitable apology to try to clear the air. The Sun
Hypnotism was coming to the fore, escapology was something they were becoming interested in, so the idea of a showman isn't particularly unusual for that period of time, so all those elements and ingredients went into making Blackwood. Interview: Lord Blackwood Himself, British Actor Mark Strong « FirstShowing.net
We offered her a heartfelt apology and a bunch of flowers. Times, Sunday Times
And I think the only way it can get uncrippled is to really have a public apology from Congress. The Kinder, Gentler Military: Can America's Gender-Neutral Fighting Force Still Win Wars?
You should make an apology to her for your carelessness.
Some saw her apology as a cynical attempt to cling on to her job as MP with the party wanting to oust her. The Sun
He studies Horgan, without apology, searching him.
The voice of the stranger was raised as though in anger or altercation, while that of the Governor was pitched lower, in tones that seemed to convey the idea of expostulation, entreaty, and apology. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas
His apology took the edge off her anger.
Since Paglia herself has been among the most vocal champions of "popular culture" among academics and intellectuals, the essay can almost be read as a kind of apology for her own excesses in encouraging us to "become unmoored from the mother ship of culture," or at least as an expression of second thoughts about her own possible collusion with the powers that be in the academy in "subverting" literature and the fine arts. Literary Study
They served us up an apology for a meal.
The PNG government sent a second diplomatic note on April 7, again demanding an apology.
an escapology act of which the great Houdini would have been proud
Scarcely able to conceal his disappointment, he issued an emotional apology afterwards.
He too has been involved in a petition appealing for an investigation, an apology, and media freedom.
His speech was in the nature of an apology.
It is a sad apology for a hat.
They offered no apology, just a dry explanation for the delay.
You owe him an apology for what you said.
If you don't and your name is sullied, you get an apology. Times, Sunday Times
Probably there was an apology in it, Jasper offered.
I have to begin with an apology.
He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.
That wretched apology of a creature stripped from me my dirt-encrusted shirt that I had worn since my entrance to solitary, and exposed my poor wasted body, the skin ridged like brown parchment over the ribs and sore-infested from the many bouts with the jacket The examination was shamelessly perfunctory. Chapter 10
Again and again he encouraged the historian to make a public apology. Times, Sunday Times
Financial reparation, she assumes, will be sufficient apology.
The Mau Mau are asking for reparations and a formal apology.
We can take as read that an apology was given.
Energize is formed from energy the same way that apologize is formed from apology.
And was his cryptic message supposed to imply forgiveness for her own error - or some kind of apology for his own?
He seems to cast his male characters as spineless imbeciles, and spend the rest of the novel drivelling an apology on behalf of the whole of his gender.
It's called incitation à la haine (raciale, homophobe, sexiste...), and it deals with speeches or texts that encourage discrimination, violence against a given community, or the apology of crimes against humanity (sorry, that's literal translation). Turn on the wistful Charlie Brown music
The apology arrived 25 days after the incident, and Barrichello took delivery of it on his mobile phone, but it still counts as a rare act of contrition from the German. Michael Schumacher sorry for putting squeeze on Rubens Barrichello
It would be reasonable for him to make a fulsome apology.
In Iowa Friday, Forbes challenged the ad as untrue and demanded an apology from the Dole campaign.
Although an apology for slavery would be welcome, what is more important, as Creekmur points out is, if people “would just stop practising racism” misogyny, sexism and homophobia then I think most people would wavier the apology. Hip Hop apologies
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Disquiet that the apology was a beautiful gesture but a theological mistake bubbled to the surface last week.
I further call on her to present a public apology to the family, and then to resign her office.
In cases where no evidence is offered and defendants are acquitted, the victim will receive only an acknowledgment of any error and an apology. Times, Sunday Times
Beatrice's apology was more gracious, and she was visibly discomfited by her father's manner.
The implications were instantly absorbed and a humbling apology was delivered. Times, Sunday Times
But Mr Beaumont believes the city owes Hudson a public apology and a more salubrious memorial than the ‘dreadful’ street which bears his name.
The essayist is a kind of poet in prose, and if questioned harshly as to his uses, he might be unable to render a better apology for his existence than a flower might. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country
My behaviour, when I am conducting perfectly legitimate activity such as registering an insurance claim, is one of abject apology.
The President's speech was an effective apology for his foreign policy.
The police chief issued an apology for the officer's behavior.
He also handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister.
The implications were instantly absorbed and a humbling apology was delivered. Times, Sunday Times
Don't even think about cocoa powders or the thin, insipid apology for chocolate drinks you get from machines.
•On the other hand, it's hard to be hard on Deal when the best ABC can offer in competition is Private Practice (ABC, 9 ET/PT), a show that reached such startling levels of stupidity last week, you wonder whether the network should scrap tonight's episode in favor of an hour-long apology. Critic's Corner Wednesday
She had to make a formal public apology for her remarks.
It would make my heart give a quicker beat to hear him say: "When I was in Aran with Petrie," or "my model for the Blind Girl at the Holy Well was Doctor Petrie's daughter," or "Davis was such a dear fellow I could refuse him nothing," or, as an apology for not having read Mitchell's wonderful Gaol Journal, "I did not like his appearance when I saw him. Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
Nine days later I received a replacement booklet, a new Hyperion catalogue and a letter of apology.
She threatened to take the magazine to court if they didn't publish an immediate apology.
But Ms Cooper turned adversity into advantage by making an endearing apology.
That is why so many took to the social networks and used the term lynching without apology. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Under the terms of the settlement, the commission agreed to issue an apology and pay an undisclosed amount of money.
I am not suggesting that his apology was cynical or purely tactical.
That's the nearest approach to an apology you'll get from him.
He nodded in acknowledgement of her apology but said nothing.
The plane should have been tested over the sea, not a built-up area, and I just feel there should have been an apology.
You're not coming out because you're tired? That's an apology for an excuse!
“I do not intend for this apology to help me evade criticism for my failure,” the noble McCain nobly added. Balloon Juice » 2008 » July
I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.
And so we come to the apology, complete with a self-aggrandizing reference to how "bigly" Limbaugh personally finds his action and also the ever important caveat that it only stands "if" in fact he is wrong. Limbaugh and The So Called Apology
Blackburn sent a written apology to the umpire in question and has since apologised personally to him.
These opinions do not constitute a skeptical epistemology of the sort found in Montaigne's “Apology for Raymond Sebond” or in the more systematic and more openly Pyrrhonist (but far less influential) treatise Quod nihil scitur/That Nothing Is Known (1581) by Francisco Sanches, the son of Portuguese conversos who was reared and educated in France and taught in the medical faculty at Toulouse. Loss of Faith
The commander wrote to the editor, demanding an apology.
The faithless Mirabel had broken his engagement, and the plowboy was the herald of misfortune who brought his apology. I Say No
I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying.
Anita Hill, the pawn in all of this, on the other hand, must be at a loss in terms of how to reject a third-party request for an apology without drudging up the Supreme Court Justice hearings that not only changed her life forever, but raised significant questions about race, gender and meritocracy in our country. C. Nicole Mason: In Search of a Midnight Apology: Virginia Thomas and the Politics of Reconciliation
His ex-wife recalled him as a "bolter": they'd be walking down the street and suddenly he'd be gone, to return hours later with an apology. Elegy for the Executive Director
Hence, if my article was intended as doublespeak, the foregoing is my apology.
The paper was forced to publish a humiliating front page apology for the fiasco the following day.
The government also issued a formal apology for the injustice that was done.
Channel 7, which made no apology for the discrepancies, refused.
I am preinclined to accept his apology.
When that fails, a heartfelt apology does the trick. The Sun
You have also received an apology for the delay. The Sun
I also know sir, that people have temporary lapses in judgment, and will leave some of my personal information to assure you that I am a real person and not a "spambot" just in case you would like to reply to this article or issue a sincere apology on your show to the Ron Paul Campaign and it’s supporters, but, ummm, I'm not holding my breath though. You're wrong Glenn Beck I am not a terrorist!
She wouldn't give in until she received a full apology.
This time there was a little jostling followed by an abject apology. Times, Sunday Times
And with this back and forth with Letterman, her accepting his apology is a little too late. Palin accepts apology but says time for change
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest.
Rawls's work is an apology for the weak, atomistic and relativistic culture which we see all around us.
This time there was a little jostling followed by an abject apology. Times, Sunday Times
He repeated his apology to fans over their disappointment at the failure to stage the concert.
He looked up, and an apology for his clumsy abstraction died on his lips. THE CURSE OF CHALION
She has now made a public apology for the clanger and is writing to council bosses to say sorry after her remarks outraged people in the town, including political, business and sports leaders.
What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology.
I am, indeed, seriously angry with you at the quantum of your luckpenny; but, vexed and hurt as I was, I could not help laughing very heartily at the noble lord's apology for the missed napkin. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham
Barton apologizes for 'misconstruction' of BP apology Boehner, Cantor and Pence say Barton was wrong
Kneeling on the ground, he scooped it up, dusting its leatherette binding with his sleeve while murmuring an apology to the librarian.
To draw the kind of analogy that Adams is adept at drawing, imagine a chef who overcooks the roast, and then, by way of apology, leaves the kitchen to join the diners in eating it.
He wrote to the editor of the newspaper demanding an immediate apology .
She offered a murmur of placative laughter as her apology, and said: Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William
Next time you communicate with your friend, express deep remorse and offer a groveling apology.
What is most striking about the letter is its tone of apology. Times, Sunday Times
It then took a heartfelt apology from the 33-year-old to take the heat out of the situation. The Sun
My apology seemed to content him.
In view of the views expressed in the rest of the column, how believable is the apology?
Her apology only served to make things worse.
He has said he will make an apology to the whole of Asia for his country's past behaviour.
Her words could hardly be construed as an apology.
In light of this, do you feel you owe the world an apology?
Obama has a superiority complex AND he's a "pantywaist" for going on "apology tours" and bowing to show respect to Saudi leaders. Propeller Most Popular Stories
What was it that Keys said during his on-air apology? Rewind radio: The Archers; Victoria Derbyshire; Keys and Gray; It's Your Round – review
You owe him an apology for misjudging him and suspecting his motives at every turn.
Nobody is any longer asking them to apologise for the past: the demands for apology are now focused on the government.
A POLL-TAX payer has received an apology from Middlesbrough Council after an unexpected visit by the bailiffs.
Yet his arm's-length apology about things happening on his ‘watch’ is scarcely taking responsibility.
The demand for an apology was pointedly refused.
That wretched apology of a creature stripped from me my dirt - encrusted shirt that I had worn since my entrance to solitary, and exposed my poor wasted body, the skin ridged like brown parchment over the ribs and sore-infested from the many bouts with the jacket. Chapter 10
He showed me once a poem he'd written in those days with an apology -- It's doggrel adolescent doggrel. Gabriel Byrne: A Review of Furious Love by Sam Kashner and Nancy Shoenberg
So the mothers, sisters, and intimate friends of those who had patiently borne the blows, and being "woolled," vaunted the example of their heroes, and asked why Dr. Morgan had not acted as they had done, and waited for an apology? A Confederate girl's diary,
I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.
Already he has exacted a written apology from the chairman of the commission.
No explanation was offered, still less an apology.
She describes Mary's perjured testimony and agrees to a public apology and the damage suit paid in full.
Israel Israel on Tuesday over what it called the discourteous treatment of its minister, has issued a special statement of apology for his treatment of the ambassador to Israel. WN.com - Articles related to Russia, China, Iran redraw energy map
Yet again(Sentence dictionary), it is an apology for failure.
When Eisenhower fell into the trap, Khrushchev crowed over his discomfort and demanded an apology or a repudiation of presidential responsibility.
Channel 7, which made no apology for the discrepancies, refused.
Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well. Jim Rohn
Fine: then what is called for now is not triumphalism and gloating, but an abject apology.
I have no undying love to confess, just a lame apology that I shouldn't even have to make.
We received a letter of apology.

How To Use Apology In A Sentence

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