apologetically smile
Frequency: 7.08.0 per million words
to smile in a way that shows you are sorry
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Examples (10)
- He bumped into her and smiled apologetically.
- "Sorry, we're all out of that," the waiter said, smiling apologetically.
- "I'm afraid I forgot your name," she admitted and then smiled apologetically.
- He apologetically smiled as he handed over the damaged book.
- When she realized she had taken the last cookie, she looked at her brother and smiled apologetically.
- The delivery driver apologetically smiled and explained the package was delayed.
- Realizing his mistake, he could only stand there and smile apologetically.
- "My dog ate the remote control," he said, and then smiled apologetically.
- The nurse apologetically smiled when she couldn't find a vein on the first try.
- He arrived an hour late for the meeting and could only smile apologetically at his colleagues.