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Example sentences for "apologise"

Lexicographically close words:
apologetic; apologetical; apologetically; apologetics; apologies; apologised; apologises; apologising; apologist; apologists
  1. I cannot be otherwise than concerned at being the means of injuring your amiable daughters, and beg leave to apologise for it, as well as to assure you of my readiness to make them every possible amends,--but of this hereafter.

  2. In a softened tone she declared herself not at all offended; but he continued to apologise for about a quarter of an hour.

  3. I apologise for thinking aloud, but it was you who spoke of digging up the old trouble.

  4. And apologise for his insult," cried Aunt Marguerite fiercely.

  5. It sounded an unpardonable liberty; apologise I must, and did.

  6. I apologise for all the things I said to you in my dreams.

  7. I cannot imagine why you should apologise to me," she said coldly.

  8. Then allow me to apologise for having intruded even so much as this on your attention.

  9. I am come to apologise to you for my rudeness.

  10. I am come to apologise to you for my involuntary rudeness,' said her visitant in her sweetest manner.

  11. Before night he wrote a brief note to Rosselin: 'I regret my impatience, and apologise for it.

  12. I think I ought to apologise to you, Miss Anne,' said he.

  13. The young man had dined with the farmer in the afternoon when services were over, and his appetite was so sharp, that he thought it necessary to apologise to his host for eating so substantial a dinner.

  14. The following is one of the best belonging to my part of the country, and to many persons I should perhaps apologise for introducing it at all.

  15. Well,” said Birnier, “first of all I must apologise for using your chair and reading your book.

  16. It is a very distressing thing to be forced to apologise for those you love.

  17. He still thinks it necessary to apologise for his action by quoting his hero, Brainerd, who was constrained to assist his Indian converts with his counsels in sowing their maize and arranging their secular concerns.

  18. In the 'History of the Devil' he touches, with a singular kind of humorous gravity, upon several of these questions, and seems to apologise for his limited information.

  19. There is still facetiousness which reminds us too forcibly that Gentle Dulness ever loves a joke, and even sermons, for which we may apologise on the ground that Dulness is sacred in a sound divine.

  20. You will, therefore, apologise for me, and communicate this to him.

  21. Weekly was of course Gilbert's own platform, so perhaps his care to apologise and his great magnanimity are more remarkable in incidents outside its columns.

  22. But I do want to apologise to you for the way in which I threw out your delightful Catholic Dining Society affair the other day.

  23. MY DEAR WELLS, As you will see by the above address I have been away from home; and must apologise for delay; I am returning almost at once, however.

  24. If I did not, I apologise for missing the day.

  25. The Greek government refused to apologise for the outrage.

  26. This he found it necessary to apologise for and withdraw.

  27. The petition having been read by the clerk, Lord Morpeth rose to apologise for the necessary absence of the homesecretary.

  28. But I ought to apologise for thus talking of family matters, which cannot interest you.

  29. We need not apologise for these discussions before a lady who has done my son the honour of uniting her fortune to his ancient family.

  30. And I need not now apologise for thus intruding.

  31. As he passed through the hall, he saw the Master of Ceremonies in hot haste descending from his carriage, and "anxious to apologise to him, with temper somewhat ruffled, for his involuntary uselessness.

  32. She kept early hours, and was so exactly and proverbially punctual, that it was mentioned as a marvel that she once had to apologise for being half a minute late in an appointment.

  33. Secondly, I apologise to those whose appreciation of my father's goodness and piety is so great that they shrink from the contemplation of any other characteristics.

  34. I was going to apologise to these also--but, on the whole, I think I won't.

  35. Really I ought to apologise for my neglect.

  36. Let me apologise for what I said just now.

  37. There are times when I feel it necessary to apologise for writing of the days of antiquity.

  38. When I apologise I am to be taken into favour again.

  39. Steele added his apologies, although in his heart he felt there was nothing in the adventure to apologise for.

  40. She could have wept with vexation at her father's want of gratitude and courtesy to this man who had proved so good a friend to her in her need: she felt that she wanted to apologise to him for the rudeness of her family.

  41. The increase had been granted after considerable delay; but the strikers had been compelled to apologise before they were allowed to resume their places.

  42. On the contrary, it is I who should apologise to you for having made such a fuss about nothing.

  43. If you are a man of honour, you ought to appreciate that my position is a very difficult one and to be as ready to forgive me, if I have erred through excessive zeal, as I shall be to apologise to you.

  44. I apologise for not having satisfied your curiosity.

  45. I have just verified your statement in a French medical directory and I must apologise to you for having jumped at conclusions in the way I did.

  46. I'll subscribe too, and stay at home, but I'll apologise to the dear old thing.

  47. I apologise with all my soul, Teresa, but can't you see how inevitable it was?

  48. I must apologise for interrupting you;" and putting the paper in his pocket, he walked away.

  49. And this makes me remember that I have to apologise for the inordinate time I have kept your copy of Professor Häckel's essay on Perigenesis.

  50. My dear Schäfer,--I have to apologise for having left your last letter so long unanswered, but there has really been nothing going on here to make it worth while writing.

  51. He could only beg his bit and apologise for begging.

  52. When the shunter came to the top of the slope again, he was glad to apologise to me, and thus save himself further abuse.

  53. That's why he was not at home to receive you; leaving me to do the honours of the house, and apologise for his seeming rudeness.


  54. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "apologise" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.