How do you use Apologize in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like apologise or excuse, plus the exact meaning.
Apologize in a sentence
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Apologize meaning
- To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
- To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
- To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
Synonyms of Apologize
Apologize vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Apologize
- The main meaning on this page is: To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends | To express regret that a certain event has occurred. | To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.
- Useful related words include: apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize.
- Possible Dutch translations are: verantwoorden.
- In the example corpus, apologize often appears in combinations such as: to apologize, apologize for, apologize to.
Context around Apologize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apologize
- In this selection, "apologize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, worth, sincerely, citation, worried and grew stand out and add context to how "apologize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bank did apologize to rabouin and brandt did apologize but at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apologize" sits close to words such as annie, avalanche and baton, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apologize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don't apologize for it no matter the heat. (9 words)
I apologize for it all because it’s worth apologize for. (11 words)
But I wanted to let you know that I apologize for this. (12 words)
King said LePage was "full of the stuff that makes the grass grow green" citation and demanded that LePage "man up and apologize". citation LePage declined to apologize to King, stating "I never said Stephen King did not pay income taxes. (41 words)
Despite this, Pura Luka earlier said he will not apologize for his actions, claiming that these were just part of his performance, which he said is an expression of art. (30 words)
A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway in January told Reuters he wanted to apologize for fighting in Ukraine. (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
I apologize for it all because it’s worth apologize for.
The Water Cooler – Build-A-Bear Forced To Apologize For “Pay Your Age Day”I don't understand what they should apologize for.
King said LePage was "full of the stuff that makes the grass grow green" citation and demanded that LePage "man up and apologize". citation LePage declined to apologize to King, stating "I never said Stephen King did not pay income taxes.
A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway in January told Reuters he wanted to apologize for fighting in Ukraine.
And on that note, I sincerely apologize to Paul for butchering his last name.
And while we’re here, I will not apologize for refusing to slurp up Aaron Judge’s pursuit of 62 home runs.
A representative for Chase told me Thursday that the bank did apologize to Rabouin over the incident.
As they cleared to let us through, two people popped their heads in the car window to apologize.
Brandt did apologize, but at 90 years old he should have known better.
But, at the end of the talk, this outlier came up to apologize—worried that it was somehow arrogant to have impostor syndrome.
But I wanted to let you know that I apologize for this.
But now I apologize to those people who I thought that about.
Chun even called his grandfather a “slaughterer” and said that he wishes to apologize for his family’s crimes.
Despite this, Pura Luka earlier said he will not apologize for his actions, claiming that these were just part of his performance, which he said is an expression of art.
Don says he needs to focus on Cobb, Callis is going to go apologize to Hangman.
Don't apologize for it no matter the heat.
Don’t apologize; it’s an admission of guilt and will be used in court against us.
Even if you apologize, it doesn’t matter, you’re still canceled, you’re permanently deplatformed.
FlightHub said it wanted to apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.
Following the release of the footage on Friday, calls for Musk to apologize grew louder.
Common combinations with apologize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to apologize 89×
- apologize for 75×
- apologize to 48×
- and apologize 15×
- we apologize 11×
- apologize and 9×
- should apologize 5×
- not apologize 5×
- apologize but 4×
- that apologize 4×