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.