Example Sentences

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"I don't have any words", she said apologetically and with a smile.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Instead of packing your mixture into a loaf pan — where it will steam apologetically in its own juices — hand-form it on a sheet pan.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

“Everything seems to take so much longer since I retired,” I told Karen apologetically as I showed her the results.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

After several hours of me hoping this was intentional on his part, the director does indeed get back to me, apologetically.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

By the mid-twentieth century, however, the tables had been turned: old favourites became the bread and butter of live concerts, with new works squeezed in between them apologetically.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall