without apology

idiom

: without excusing oneself or saying one is sorry
Without apology , he got up and left the room.

Examples of without apology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There have been others who've expressed their most heartfelt emotions without apology or fear for what others might think, with LeBron James immediately coming to mind. Jason Kelce, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024 Attendees were encouraged to embrace themselves without apology while reaping the benefits of self-compassion. Essence, 19 Oct. 2023 Weeks later, it was taken down without apology or retraction. Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023 Fiennes exhibits that side of him without apology, which only makes his gallant side feel all the more genuine. Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 June 2023 The outlet deleted its tweet and updated its story without apology or explanation. Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 June 2023 Or the Heat will, without apology, rip away the win and make a team reconsider what's necessary to win a playoff game. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023 If that’s not enough to make a new Old Dad stare in the middle distance, the nation of your birth has also been torn apart by $787,500,000 worth of lies without apology and conspiracy theories around every corner. Bill Weir, CNN, 23 Apr. 2023 Now take, without apology, all the months nature grants you to settle into that decision and its implications. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022

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“Without apology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20apology. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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