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Meanings of saying sorry in English

Portuguese
desculpa
Catalan
penediment

Expression of regret or remorse.

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        desculpa
        Usage of saying sorry in English
        1
        Eddie probably started this particular rumour, as a way of saying sorry.
        Something from the nightside
        2
        But it is not quite clear who is saying sorry to whom.
        The Guardian
        3
        On Saturday he also refused to criticise the fans, instead saying sorry.
        The Guardian
        4
        She shrugged, saying sorry for the fact that I couldn't hear her talking.
        Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
        5
        And you might think about saying sorry to him, you know.
        La's orchestra saves the world
        6
        When his obfuscation didn't work, Murdoch fell back on saying sorry.
        The Guardian
        7
        Maybe it was Gerry Adams sort of not really saying sorry.
        The Irish Times
        8
        All these things... they were supposed to be his way of saying sorry.
        Dante's numbers
        9
        Julia Deans is sick of people saying sorry when they're not.
        Radio NZ
        10
        It is just a way of saying sorry, I coaxed.
        The power of one
        11
        The English are famous for saying sorry, apologising at the drop of a hat.
        The Guardian
        12
        He wouldn't be in this mess if he had the capacity for saying sorry.
        The Guardian
        13
        It's their way of saying sorry to their boy children for subjecting them to circumcision.
        Kalooki Nights
        14
        I could hear him blubbering, blubbering and saying sorry.
        Into the Water
        15
        In fact the whole shebang is about saying sorry.
        Kalooki Nights
        16
        A prominent human rights lawyer says Britain also be saying sorry to Australia's Stolen Generations.
        Radio NZ
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        Translations for saying sorry
        Portuguese
        desculpa
        Catalan
        penediment
        Saying sorry through the time
        Saying sorry across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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