apologize
verb (used without object)
to offer an apology or excuse for some fault, insult, failure, or injury.
were 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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It was early last year, remember, that Carroll and Seahawks general manager John Schneider were apologizing for the way they handled the release of six-time All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
But he still spoke as if he were apologizing to me.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
Before the encounter ended, the aggressors were apologizing and offering Yam and another journalist energy drinks, and requesting that they pose for selfies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2022
“I think some of the people who were apologizing had a lot of other things in their lives to feel guilty about that had nothing to do with Hoffman,” he told me.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2017
“But China’s so big,” he’d say, as if he were apologizing for having come so far and doing so little.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
