apologetic about

Frequency: 8.018.5 per million words

Used to specify the reason for the apology (often with a noun or noun phrase).

apologeticapologetic + PREPOSITION

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about

Examples (10)

  • He was profusely apologetic about the mistake.
  • The manager was very apologetic about the shipping delay.
  • She felt genuinely apologetic about forgetting his birthday.
  • He sounded apologetic about the noise from his party.
  • You don't need to be apologetic about asking for help.
  • Why is he so apologetic about something so minor?
  • The chef was apologetic about the undercooked meal.
  • I'm a little apologetic about how I reacted yesterday.
  • In his letter, he was apologetic about his recent behavior.
  • They were surprisingly apologetic about the error on the bill.