apologize
verb (used without object)
to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury.
was apologizing
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past progressiveof apologize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I have often felt ashamed of who I was, apologizing to avoid further judgment or harm."
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
Last month, social media users also shared a video that replaced old footage of Hadid with fabricated audio, making it sound like she was apologizing for her remarks about Palestinians.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
By Thursday, he was apologizing, saying “I understand our political approach, no matter how well-intentioned, didn’t quite get the job done.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
By this week, CEO Bob Jordan was apologizing to customers as a winter storm forced Southwest to cancel more than 15,000 flights, leaving thousands of travelers stranded over Christmas.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
I was apologizing as fast as I could and as many times as I could for breaking through the window and collapsing one end of the Drinkers’ Ping-Pong table.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
