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Apologetic in a sentence

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Apologetic meaning

  1. Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
  2. Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.

Synonyms of Apologetic

excusatory contrite defensive justificative justificatory self-deprecating unapologetic

Using Apologetic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing. | Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
  • Useful related words include: excusatory, contrite, defensive, justificative.
  • In the example corpus, apologetic often appears in combinations such as: an apologetic, was apologetic, and apologetic.

Context around Apologetic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Apologetic

  • In this selection, "apologetic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, less, appears, towards, response and team stand out and add context to how "apologetic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an apologetic nyovest said and defensive and apologetic response highlights. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "apologetic" sits close to words such as asbury, azam and bally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with apologetic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He added: ‘The staff were trying their best, they were so apologetic. (12 words)

She described the pain as ‘excruciating’ but he was apologetic after, hugging her. (13 words)

But he was less apologetic to the security guards he left flailing in his wake. (15 words)

Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy earlier on Monday said Mam had been apologetic in discussions with the club and did not guarantee the young star’s future when asked on radio station 4BC if his Broncos contract was in jeopardy. (39 words)

Anyone trying to visit the main page of the site met with an apologetic notice informing them that the online services of the National Lottery were "temporarily unavailable", alongside a plea for understanding: "please bear with us". (37 words)

At the start, the father is really apologetic and shrunk into himself, but over the course of the film he becomes stronger and more confident, despite the fact that everyone in the village is against them. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

At the start, the father is really apologetic and shrunk into himself, but over the course of the film he becomes stronger and more confident, despite the fact that everyone in the village is against them.

But he was less apologetic to the security guards he left flailing in his wake.

He added: ‘The staff were trying their best, they were so apologetic.

I entered the arena on Tuesday not sure what to expect, and apologetic that I was there to speak about something as cliched as two books about a cat.

In the background, Hailey appears apologetic and friendly as she smiles and talks to the fan, though it's unclear what she tells him.

It was an accident and he was apologetic but he followed Matthew Screech and Sio Tomkinson, whose offences were clear, in seeing red.

Konstantin was apologetic and answered some questions, but he hadn’t seen Kayla and it had been years since he’d seen Thomas Banks (Eileen Davidson).

Lopetegui and his players were apologetic after the heavy defeat to the Seagulls, while the head coach also wanted to take responsibility for it.

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On Saturday, coach Prime was apologetic towards the fans following the team’s latest loss to Arizona Saturday.

She described the pain as ‘excruciating’ but he was apologetic after, hugging her.

The man was accompanied by another individual, who seemed to be apologetic about the situation.

This defensive and apologetic response highlights an ethical fallacy emblematic of a victimhood mindset which is pervasive in much of our collective Muslim psyche.

Unlike Brown and Reddick, the Bradberry move sort of fell into the Eagles’ lap, but they are the least apologetic team in the NFL for trying to be better.

We'll pass on those four deals, so I'm not going to be apologetic that we didn't win more than $50 million worth of deals last year.

According to Frankie, the driver of the vehicle that struck him was an older gentleman, who pulled over and was very apologetic.

An apologetic Nyovest said the reason he had never spoke their son’s health issues was because he and Majozi had agreed not to disclose it to the public.

Anyone trying to visit the main page of the site met with an apologetic notice informing them that the online services of the National Lottery were "temporarily unavailable", alongside a plea for understanding: "please bear with us".

Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy earlier on Monday said Mam had been apologetic in discussions with the club and did not guarantee the young star’s future when asked on radio station 4BC if his Broncos contract was in jeopardy.

Bunnings public relations on Wednesday blamed a "slight miscommunication" for the bunfight, but Mr Schneider was more apologetic in his letter.

Despite her apologetic tone, Akpabio would not let it pass. He retorted with the biting remark that the Senate is not a “nightclub”.

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Common combinations with apologetic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "apologetic" in a sentence?
An example: "At the start, the father is really apologetic and shrunk into himself, but over the course of the film he becomes stronger and more confident, despite the fact that everyone in the village is against them." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "apologetic" from authentic English texts.
What does "apologetic" mean?
Apologetic means: Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
What are synonyms of "apologetic"?
Common synonyms of "apologetic" include: excusatory, contrite, defensive, justificative, justificatory, self-deprecating, unapologetic.
How many example sentences with "apologetic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "apologetic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.