apologetic

Example Sentences

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I emailed Wille and got an apologetic response a few days later.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

But her very existence gave a certain kind of young woman a compelling model of how to be a brasher, less apologetic, more feminist person in the world.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Sonny finds himself tripping over his ineptitude and tangled up in conflicting sympathies—he’s almost as anxious as his hostages, whom he treats with an apologetic kindliness, almost like a party crasher who’s broken a vase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"I'm sorry. I've always been sorry. I’ve always been apologetic," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Both of our heads swivel around to where Theo stands in the parlor, an apologetic look on his face.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse