I really owe you an apology for throwing up on your couch last Friday. I was totally drunk, and didn't know what I was doing.
Frank was very apologetic on the phone when I asked him why he had missed the meeting.
Gillian smiled apologetically when asked why she hadn't finished her
chores.
I want to apologize for getting angry with you. It wasn't your fault I didn't get the job, so I shouldn't have yelled at you.
In the 1990s, the federal government offered a formal apology to Canadians of Japanese origin for the unfair treatment they received during the
war.
The coach of the national team apologized to his country for their poor performance in the World Cup.
Benjamin Disraeli once said that one must never apologize for showing feeling because when you do so, you apologize for truth.
Someone once joked that Canadians are so
polite that they thank bank machines, and apologize if you step on their foot.
The boss came late to the meeting, and he didn't even apologize for making everyone wait for half an hour.
Japanese people express gratitude, apologies, and requests by bowing.
I'd like to apologize to you for waking you up last night. I shouldn't have phoned so late.
In 1994, President Roman Herzog of Germany apologized for the suffering his nation caused Poland in the Second World War.
In August of 1993, Japan formally apologized for the first time to women forced to serve its soldiers as sex slaves during World War Two.
In 1966, John Lennon publicly apologized for boasting that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ.
Find someone who has had to apologize to someone in the past six months.