How to Use apologize in a Sentence

apologize

verb

• My thought was to text her and apologize and start that way.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
• The Catholic Church in Canada will have to do much more than apologize to heal the wrongs at the schools.
  — Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022
• Austen and Craig hugged it out, but Austen didn't want to apologize.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022
• By the way, at the end of that summer camp so long ago, the director apologized to me.
  — Alex Montoya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• Please apologize to Trav and to the families of the people who lost their lives.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
• Don’t be afraid to make a mistake, apologize, and learn.
  — Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• When Clark approached the suspect, the young man apologized to him.
  — Ash-Har Quraishi, Amy Corral, CBS News, 13 June 2023
• With the fear of Captain Lee inside him, Justin goes off to apologize to his friends and Heather.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2021
• Harry writes that Kate came by the next day with flowers and a card to apologize.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
• Combs apologized after the video first aired on CNN in 2024.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 May 2025
• Grayson drew his gun and Massey clutched the pot tighter to her body, apologized and then ducked down away from the gun pointed at her.
  — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
• Has anyone who was part of that pile-on since apologized to you?
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• Your mom has one mandate here: to apologize, make amends and butt out.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Goyal did not apologize for the noise, the spectacle, or the show.
  — Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022
• The Cardinals haven't played great, but don't need to apologize for a 3-0 record.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2021
• This also gives her a chance to explain and to apologize, if need be.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
• Gosling gave Ken’s prized guitar to Jimin to apologize.
  — Mark Kennedy, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• Cohen, 55, said the comment was a joke but apologized to Glanville.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
• And if so, would leaders need to apologize to those who disagreed with them?
  — Liz Guthridge, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• So would Bale apologize to Ukraine for snatching away its own World Cup dream?
  — Rob Harris, ajc, 4 June 2022
• Melissa apologizes to Ravyn for throwing the drink in her face.
  — EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
• Jankowski apologized to Vaughn the next day — and again Wednesday.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
• My instinct is to apologize for adding to the deluge of media about Dimes Square.
  — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 10 Aug. 2022
• In a page out of Pryce’s playbook, Wilson apologized to make peace.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 June 2025
• The very next day, a supervisor called CSI to apologize and told them to throw out the tickets.
  — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• At the time, Clark didn't apologize through the press but rather through a statement on social media.
  — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
• In the future, do not apologize for stating your own needs.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2021
• Trump tweeted that the cast had harassed Pence and should apologize.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
• Hippler apologized to both the families of the victims and the family of Kohberger, who had all rushed to book travel to Boise for the hearing with limited notice.
  — Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2025
• Ken McCallum, the head of the agency, apologized during proceedings for the false evidence given previously in other courts by an agent.
  — Willem Marx, NPR, 3 July 2025