Example Sentences

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The company that built the system is apologizing in advance, in case it turns out to be wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The case ended with the IRS formally apologizing to Griffin and pledging to improve data security.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Macedo followed with thoughtful remarks while apologizing because her giggling son kept climbing into her arms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The only time she admonishes him about his language is to scold him for apologizing too much.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

There was Eliza standing in line, waiting to step up onto her bus, and Naheed’s plan for apologizing to her seemed a hundred years in the past.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin