How to Use apologize in a Sentence

apologize

verb

• Austen and Craig hugged it out, but Austen didn't want to apologize.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022
• By the way, at the end of that summer camp so long ago, the director apologized to me.
  — Alex Montoya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• Don’t be afraid to make a mistake, apologize, and learn.
  — Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
• When Clark approached the suspect, the young man apologized to him.
  — Ash-Har Quraishi, Amy Corral, CBS News, 13 June 2023
• Harry writes that Kate came by the next day with flowers and a card to apologize.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
• Grayson drew his gun and Massey clutched the pot tighter to her body, apologized and then ducked down away from the gun pointed at her.
  — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
• Has anyone who was part of that pile-on since apologized to you?
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• Your mom has one mandate here: to apologize, make amends and butt out.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• This also gives her a chance to explain and to apologize, if need be.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
• Gosling gave Ken’s prized guitar to Jimin to apologize.
  — Mark Kennedy, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• Cohen, 55, said the comment was a joke but apologized to Glanville.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
• And if so, would leaders need to apologize to those who disagreed with them?
  — Liz Guthridge, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• Melissa apologizes to Ravyn for throwing the drink in her face.
  — EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
• My instinct is to apologize for adding to the deluge of media about Dimes Square.
  — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 10 Aug. 2022
• Trump tweeted that the cast had harassed Pence and should apologize.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
• Webster turned to apologize to Rathbun, who was in the courtroom but didn’t address the judge.
  — Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022
• Trump did not apologize for the meeting or condemn the two men’s beliefs.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
• Jen gets to be herself and not apologize for her success.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 17 Oct. 2022
• Because Beller reached out to me last week — 23 years later — to apologize.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
• Gonzales says he's found God and will use his last words to apologize.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• The senator, George Lang of West Chester, apologized after the event.
  — Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
• Prime Video quickly edited the scene and Zafar had to apologize as did the streamer.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
• The man found the vendor on Monday and apologized in person while live on Facebook.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
• The star was sent by his father on a private jet to Mr. Desai’s office to touch his feet and apologize.
  — Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• The person who made the post deleted it and apologized, according to NBC News.
  — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
• According to the report by the Daily Beast, Miller returned to the home dressed as a cowboy on June 4 to apologize.
  — Vulture, 3 May 2023
• Rivera apologized to Gaete but the freelancer did not accept it, the Post reported.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Afterward, the Idol star apologized to fans in a message.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 July 2023
• When that raised hackles, the right thing to do was apologize for overstepping — and thereafter bite your tongue.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
• In a statement before being sentenced, Kraig apologized.
  — Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025