apologia

Example Sentences

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Whether we are meant to believe or dismiss this apologia for the chivalry of the Old South is debatable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

This form of rationalization and denial is embarrassingly evident in a recent apologia by David Brooks, the New York Times’ notion of an ideal conservative.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

This isn’t meant to be gym shorts apologia.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

The critic Jerry Saltz penned an apologia for his role as a judge on the first season, describing it as “bad for art.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Such bereavement, witnessed at close range, makes even the most eloquent apologia for high-risk activities ring fatuous and hollow.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer