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I wasn't listening,\" he said apologetically.","When cancelling the appointment, you should say apologetically that something urgent came up.","The little boy said apologetically that he had eaten all the cookies.","\"We have to close early tonight,\" the manager said apologetically to the last few customers.","He often clears his throat and says apologetically, \"I hope I'm not taking up too much of your time.\"","I had to say apologetically that I had forgotten her birthday.","translation",{"_30":59,"_32":60,"_9":61,"_35":62,"_37":38,"_39":63,"_45":65,"_57":-5},"smile","apologetically smile","apologetically-smile","to smile in a way that shows you are sorry",{"_41":64,"_43":42},7,[66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75],"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.",{"_30":77,"_32":78,"_9":79,"_35":80,"_37":38,"_39":81,"_45":84,"_57":-5},"shrug","apologetically shrug","apologetically-shrug","to raise and lower your shoulders in a way that shows you are sorry",{"_41":82,"_43":83},6.5,3.5,[85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94],"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.",{"_30":96,"_32":97,"_9":98,"_35":99,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_45":103,"_57":-5},"murmur","apologetically murmur","apologetically-murmur","to say something quietly in a way that shows you are sorry",{"_41":101,"_43":102},5.5,1.2,[104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113],"He bumped into the old lady and apologetically murmured, \"I'm so sorry.\"","\"Excuse me, I think you're in my seat,\" she apologetically murmured.","The waiter apologetically murmured that they were out of the daily special.","Arriving late, he apologetically murmured something about the terrible traffic.","Realizing his mistake, the student could only apologetically murmur an apology to the teacher.","\"I seem to have forgotten my key,\" he apologetically murmured to the receptionist.","Caught off guard by the question, she apologetically murmured that she didn't know the answer.","The child, with jam on his face, apologetically murmured that he hadn't touched the cookies.","\"Sorry to interrupt,\" the assistant apologetically murmured as he entered the meeting.","When asked why the report wasn't finished, she apologetically murmured about a computer crash.",{"_30":115,"_32":116,"_9":117,"_35":118,"_37":38,"_39":119,"_45":122,"_57":-5},"grin","apologetically grin","apologetically-grin","to grin in a way that shows you are sorry",{"_41":120,"_43":121},4,0.5,[123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132],"He bumped into the table, spilling the water, and apologetically grinned at everyone.","\"My fault,\" she said, grinning apologetically as she picked up the dropped files.","The waiter, realizing his mistake, could only apologetically grin and offer to get a new dish.","Whenever he forgot someone's name, he would just apologetically grin until they reminded him.","Apologetically grinning, he explained that he had eaten the last piece of cake.","She held up the shrunken sweater from the laundry and grinned apologetically at her husband.","The child, caught with his hand in the cookie jar, apologetically grinned at his mother.","I was late for the meeting and could only apologetically grin as I slipped into my seat.","He tried to fix the broken vase but only made it worse, so he just stood there grinning apologetically.","\"I seem to have brought the wrong book,\" the student apologetically grinned.","relatedEntries",{"_135":136,"_137":138},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]