apologize
verb (used without object)
to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury.
apologizes
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present tense formof apologize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In one, apparently written during or after an overseas golfing trip, Harp apologizes for having sprinted after the president for lack of a golf cart.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sent the day before, it apologizes for canceling his stay due to scaled-back capacity during opening week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
While FaceTiming Paul before she begins filming “The Bachelorette,” Mortensen apologizes for his behavior and tells Paul “save a rose for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Sometimes my mother apologizes to me for not giving me a better father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Basketball Pole apologizes and says something else, but four hundred people explode in laughter and I can’t read lips.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
