as in to confess
to express regret for doing or saying something wrong
I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday. We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again.
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Recent Examples of apologize
Deborah decides to apologize to Kelly at a restaurant, with hopes of getting the outfit.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Trump has refused to apologize to Leo and has added to the controversy by posting an image on social media that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Berry later apologized by email to Crocker, Cal-OSHA’s Sacramento District Manager, explaining that an arson and bomb investigator for Cal Fire, Gershom Slonim, had told Voller not to grant the interview.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
David met with the principal and said the student's mother even reached out to apologize.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Trump has refused to apologize to Leo and has added to the controversy by posting an image on social media that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Berry later apologized by email to Crocker, Cal-OSHA’s Sacramento District Manager, explaining that an arson and bomb investigator for Cal Fire, Gershom Slonim, had told Voller not to grant the interview.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
David met with the principal and said the student's mother even reached out to apologize.
—Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for apologize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apologize
Verb
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The film opens with its shy, sensitive twentysomething protagonist, Bear, struggling to confess his feelings for his childhood friend, Nikki.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Bravo’s reality series has been in the midst of a whirlwind after co-stars Westling Wilson and Amanda Batula confessed to being in a relationship.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Journalists must avoid deception, but the primary instance when it may be excused is in deceiving certain sources during undercover investigations on an issue of public importance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Now, that doesn’t excuse Amad’s extremely sloppy pass, straight to Dominik Szoboszlai, who ran through unchecked to score.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Perhaps the aether did exist, but it could never be construed as being in motion by an observer on the Earth, because the aether itself was being dragged by objects traveling through space, such as the Earth, explaining why a null result was obtained.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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The impacts of these events still feel fresh, Serpi explains through a digital translator.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Though directors had grievances with John’s leadership, their complaints weren’t serious enough to justify firing him at this point.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Westerman said tolls would be justified because the first iteration of the Great American Outdoors Act directed money to restore the George Washington Memorial Parkway, a federal road in the metropolitan Washington area.—
Garrett Downs,Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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“Apologize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apologize. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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