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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
apologise .
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Examples
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When stopped, Yengeni had admitted to Jaftha than he had been drinking, and apologised, using the Xhosa word "ndiyaxolisa".
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He's not the brightest lad in the world and he didn't mean to harm anybody but he's apologised, which is great.
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Pleading guilty so that her son would not have to testify against her, Sword apologised to her children and her sister, saying, "I am remorseful for everything that occurred … I don't understand it."
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He's not the brightest lad in the world and he didn't mean to harm anybody but he's apologised, which is great.
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The three triple-zero operators who took David's frantic calls apologised at the inquest for being abrupt, insensitive and failing to follow procedure by logging his calls.
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The three triple-zero operators who took David's frantic calls apologised at the inquest for being abrupt, insensitive and failing to follow procedure by logging his calls.
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Hal, I'm sure you've seen this, but in case you haven't, Jan Moir "apologised" for her article.
An Open Letter to Jan Moir Hal Duncan 2009
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Further to my earlier post, I see that Jeremy Clarkson has "apologised" ...
What did Jeremy Clarkson say that was so wrong (update) Not a sheep 2009
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I didn't realise this had happened in Oz Glenda, nor did I realise you had "apologised" for it on behalf of your country.
1...2...3 Glenda Larke 2009
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But I wouldn't have said anything like that either and when I have said unintentionally the wrong thing, I have admitted it and apologised which is not always an easy thing to do.
ready for the rant? Katy 2008
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