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

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