apologetically shrug

Examples (10)

• When I asked him for help, he simply apologetically shrugged, as he had no idea what to do.
• "We're all sold out," the cashier said, apologetically shrugging her shoulders.
• The politician just apologetically shrugs whenever confronted with a difficult question he can't answer.
• She looked at the spilled coffee on the floor and then back at me, apologetically shrugging.
• I had to apologetically shrug when my boss asked for the report I had forgotten to complete.
• Unable to find the lost document, the assistant could only apologetically shrug in response.
• The little boy apologetically shrugged after admitting that he broke the toy.
• "It's company policy," he murmured, apologetically shrugging as if to say it was out of his hands.
• Faced with the angry customer, the new employee just stood there and apologetically shrugged.
• He apologetically shrugged, offering a helpless smile to show he was sorry for the inconvenience.