How to Use apologize in a Sentence

apologize

verb
  • Tell them the truth and apologize right now.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Lean in rather than apologize and hide.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There are two ways to apologize.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Rai doesn’t have to apologize now.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • First of all, apologize to God for what he’s done.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Has anyone who was part of that pile-on since apologized to you?
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Jamie still does not apologize!
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • True to form, Smith did not apologize.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Why do women apologize so much, and why don’t men do the same thing?
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • Own the moment, apologize, move on, and do not do it again.
    — Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Want to apologize to your husband, your kids, all of that.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Want to apologize to your husband, your kids, all of that.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Why do women tend to apologize so much?
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • Kimmel may not feel a need to apologize.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This also gives her a chance to explain and to apologize, if need be.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Manilow then apologized and promised a return.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Blouin has since apologized for his comments.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • And if so, would leaders need to apologize to those who disagreed with them?
    — Liz Guthridge, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Diddy apologized to his children and turned to look at them.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tan apologized the next day and asked to be held accountable.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Austen and Craig hugged it out, but Austen didn't want to apologize.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022
  • And now, the singer is apologizing to fans, but not for anything to do with his ex.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Three, four, maybe five guys on defense apologized to me in the locker room.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And don’t spend the evening apologizing or hiding in the kitchen.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • My first friend didn’t contact me at all, not to apologize, nothing.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Just wanted to apologize to you.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For now, the husband still feels wronged, but his wife isn’t apologizing.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Morris did not apologize in court.
    — Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Own it, apologize, and do better.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, a few men's players have apologized.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Feb. 2026

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