apologize

“He apologized for being intemperate. We both smiled, and the matter was resolved.”

Updike was falsely modest when he apologized to correspondents for his lack of epistolary talent.

Both Linda and her daughter find themselves apologizing for things they can’t control, promising to each other that they want to get better — to be better.

Less than 24 hours later, Cohen apologized to Mets fans on social media, promising to “figure out the obvious and less obvious reasons why the team didn’t perform up to your and my expectations.”

He blew through opponents so fast that he had to apologize to fans for cutting their evenings short.