How do you use Apology in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like acknowledgment or instance, plus the exact meaning.
Apology in a sentence
Apology meaning
- An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- A formal justification, defence.
- Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
Synonyms of Apology
Using Apology
- The main meaning on this page is: An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry). | A formal justification, defence. | Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
- Useful related words include: acknowledgment, instance, illustration, example.
- In the example corpus, apology often appears in combinations such as: an apology, apology to, apology for.
Context around Apology
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apology
- In this selection, "apology" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, zero, handwritten, public, letter, needs and given stand out and add context to how "apology" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a direct apology for japan and a handwritten apology letter came. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apology" sits close to words such as viable, adapt and broadcasting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apology
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All of you owe Flounder an apology! (7 words)
But when these concrete steps are taken after the apology then the sincerity of the apology is affirmed. (18 words)
Additionally, he is requesting a court order for Mackintosh to remove the defamatory video and issue an apology. (18 words)
We also told her that the only real apology is a sincere one and we’ll be waiting until she’s truly ready to give one to Sam. She is forbidden from contacting Sam otherwise, and any apology needs to go through Sam’s family. (45 words)
I really want to accept your “sincere apology” in your April 22 letter, but it turned into a non-apology when you proceed to tell us that the shutdown is the cause of “deaths, mental and physical health issues,” not the virus. (42 words)
An apology that says the violence should not be discussed again is not an apology it’s a means of silencing recognition of abuse (I hope we can be left in peace to work on our relationship outside the public eye). (41 words)
All of you owe Flounder an apology! (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
She made an apology but she actually conditioned her apology in a way that sort of negated the apology and that made her comments sort of stick that were anti-Semitic.
A handwritten apology letter came from the woman, but O’Bonsawin would not accept it because she did not view it as an apology.
Bobrisky’s legal team demanded that VeryDarkMan deletes the audio clip immediately, issue a public apology in two national newspapers, and record a video apology to be shared across all social media platforms.
We also told her that the only real apology is a sincere one and we’ll be waiting until she’s truly ready to give one to Sam. She is forbidden from contacting Sam otherwise, and any apology needs to go through Sam’s family.
I really want to accept your “sincere apology” in your April 22 letter, but it turned into a non-apology when you proceed to tell us that the shutdown is the cause of “deaths, mental and physical health issues,” not the virus.
An apology that says the violence should not be discussed again is not an apology it’s a means of silencing recognition of abuse (I hope we can be left in peace to work on our relationship outside the public eye).
But when these concrete steps are taken after the apology then the sincerity of the apology is affirmed.
Miller said she wants to see an apology that is more sincere and serious than the apology given by the Roughriders.
When they were finally vindicated, there was never any apology from Trump, or even a hint of an apology.
We have zero-apology to make for winning the case, just like we will have zero-apology for winning an election next year.
You know, that apology came about because of an organic online petition after Recy Taylor told a journalist that all she really wanted was an apology, and so I know for her that that meant a whole lot.
During this period, Athanasius completed his work Four Orations against the Arians and defended his own recent conduct in the Apology to Constantius and Apology for His Flight.
His speech in defense makes up his Apology; Apuleius, The Apology and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura (Greenwood Press 1970), translated by Butler.
Nelson later said that he supported the government apology. citation Following a party meeting, the Liberal Party as a whole expressed its support for an apology, and it achieved bipartisan consensus.
Rudd followed the apology with a 20-minute speech to the house about the need for this action. citation citation The government's apology and his speech were widely applauded among both Indigenous Australians and the non-indigenous general public.
A convener of the community, Nufialaga Mawufemor Korbla Nonyigbey, told an Accra-based radio station Citi FM, hours after their June 2 press conference that Agyinasare’s purported apology after the initial uproar was not sincere.
Additionally, he is requesting a court order for Mackintosh to remove the defamatory video and issue an apology.
Again and again, Japanese prime ministers have hesitated to go against the powerful conservative faction to offer a direct apology for Japan’s colonial period.
Alison Hammond has issued a statement of apology to the community following her criticism of a ban on audiences singing along during a musical show.
All of you owe Flounder an apology!
Common combinations with apology
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an apology 77×
- apology to 28×
- apology for 27×
- the apology 23×
- public apology 20×
- apology and 18×
- apology from 18×
- apology in 9×
- no apology 9×
- of apology 7×