Apologist is an English word with synonyms like vindicator or justifier. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Apologist meaning
- One who makes an apology.
- One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.
Using Apologist
- The main meaning on this page is: One who makes an apology. | One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution. | One who makes an apology.
- Useful related words include: vindicator, justifier, advocate, advocator.
- In the example corpus, apologist often appears in combinations such as: apologist for, an apologist, apologist and.
Context around Apologist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apologist
- In this selection, "apologist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, putin, rape, kremlin, misses, hon and line stand out and add context to how "apologist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a prominent apologist for israel and a putin apologist. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apologist" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apologist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sachs is not a Russian apologist. (6 words)
In other words, Haley is hardly a slavery apologist. (9 words)
Interesting apologist claptrap from a Japanese perspective on Fujimori. (9 words)
But even if China continues to limit its involvement to the role of Kremlin apologist and gadfly would-be peacemaker, the impact on tensions between America and China may help ensure the war in Ukraine continues to expand in ways no one can control. (44 words)
As we found out, although no charges had been brought against Assange, and although he had not been convicted of any crime, to promote completeness by challenging the various claims was to be branded ‘a rape apologist’. (37 words)
In response to that statement, and Waters' proclamations about Israel in recent years, Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, tweeted this week that Waters is "a Putin apologist" as well as "anti-Semitic to your rotten core". (36 words)
How can Fox News keep this Russia apologist on the air? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
As we found out, although no charges had been brought against Assange, and although he had not been convicted of any crime, to promote completeness by challenging the various claims was to be branded ‘a rape apologist’.
But even if China continues to limit its involvement to the role of Kremlin apologist and gadfly would-be peacemaker, the impact on tensions between America and China may help ensure the war in Ukraine continues to expand in ways no one can control.
Freedom fighter Udham Singh, who was among those who were injured in the massacre, assasinated Michael O’Dwyer, the then lieutenant-governor of Punjab and belligerent apologist for Reginald Dyer, as his retaliation.
How can Fox News keep this Russia apologist on the air?
In response to that statement, and Waters' proclamations about Israel in recent years, Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, tweeted this week that Waters is "a Putin apologist" as well as "anti-Semitic to your rotten core".
I paid a nominal amount to see one presidential candidate this year, a Democrat whose last name is Kennedy, so to make me a Trump apologist misses the point.
It is the PDP man and covet Labour Party apologist, Hon. Pharmacist Nnolim Nnaji from Enugu state that did, in his wisdom.
Now, before we start, I am something of a apologist.
The arguments put forward by Svampa, who is far from being a Washington apologist, make evident that the anti-Pink Tide viewpoint is not confined to any particular political stripe on the left.
But instead of advocating for the Church, Mbanda has been a stalwart apologist for the government.
Dave Armstrong is a full-time and apologist, who has been actively proclaiming and defending Christianity since 1981.
I do — before we go too far down this path, though — want to at least take a minute and push the Biden apologist line here and see what you think of it.
In other words, Haley is hardly a slavery apologist.
Interesting apologist claptrap from a Japanese perspective on Fujimori.
Labour’s defence spokesman John Healey called Farage’s comments disgraceful and labelled him a “Putin apologist”.
Lewis, a great Christian thinker and apologist, dominates the dialogue.
Sachs is not a Russian apologist.
Surprising, commentators who are apologist to British colonialism are usually the one die hard Israeli colonialism supporters, pro Trump, anti Trudeau, so-called anti-wokes, white supremacist, etc. it really comes as a package.
Take the example of Douglas Murray, who was instantly flown out to Tel Aviv and became a prominent apologist for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, while promoting October 7 propaganda hoaxes.
Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias went to Heaven on Tuesday after a short bout with cancer that was discovered on his spine in March.
Common combinations with apologist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- apologist for 11×
- an apologist 8×
- apologist and 4×
- christian apologist 4×
- rape apologist 3×
- and apologist 3×
- putin apologist 2×
- apologist as 2×
- apologist to 2×