had apologized
- past perfect of apologize.
Example Sentences
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The company said the FDA had apologized, and stressed that the government hadn’t identified any positive lab tests tying its products to cyclospora, fueling questions about whether investigators had identified the wrong source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
In a statement, United officials said they had reached out to the airport team to understand how this happened and had apologized to the customer for his experience, offering travel credits and reimbursement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
I said that I had apologized to her and everybody else I wronged.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
The company said it had apologized to Robinson and offered him a $15,000 refund — a fraction of the $300,000 he is seeking.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
He had apologized to me many times in many ways before, but his apologies had always been oblique, “Eat with me, Dana. Sarah is cooking up something special.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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