apologize
verb (used without object)
to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury.
had apologized
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past perfectof apologize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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
Derek Sprague, chief executive of PGA of America, told the Athletic this week that he had apologized to McIlroy and Stoll in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
I said that I had apologized to her and everybody else I wronged.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
Jamal Rifi, a Sydney doctor and Muslim community leader, said the boy had apologized when his family visited him in the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
But then, Clara had apologized for being new at being a ghost.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
