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Meanings of
saying sorry
in English
Portuguese
desculpa
Catalan
penediment
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Expression of regret or remorse.
apology
apologizing
Related terms
intentional human activity
Portuguese
desculpa
Synonyms
Examples for "
apology
"
apology
apologizing
Examples for "
apology
"
1
Penman said she welcomed the
apology
but said it falls far short.
2
Decided British government deserved nothing less than
apology
from highest source: himself.
3
Turkey wants an
apology
and compensation for the families of the victims.
4
Mr Twyford said the lack of an
apology
was not good enough.
5
The Education Minister Chris Hipkins said accepted the Secretary for Education's
apology
.
1
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin later issued a statement
apologizing
for any misunderstanding.
2
And I promise I'll stop
apologizing
to you right now this minute.
3
Google quickly reacted last week,
apologizing
and issuing a series of updates.
4
Kanye West is
apologizing
for his comments about slavery being a choice.
5
Then came Alfred Ried in haste, and
apologizing
for the long delay.
Usage of
saying sorry
in English
1
Eddie probably started this particular rumour, as a way of
saying
sorry
.
2
But it is not quite clear who is
saying
sorry
to whom.
3
On Saturday he also refused to criticise the fans, instead
saying
sorry
.
4
She shrugged,
saying
sorry
for the fact that I couldn't hear her talking.
5
And you might think about
saying
sorry
to him, you know.
6
When his obfuscation didn't work, Murdoch fell back on
saying
sorry
.
7
Maybe it was Gerry Adams sort of not really
saying
sorry
.
8
All these things... they were supposed to be his way of
saying
sorry
.
9
Julia Deans is sick of people
saying
sorry
when they're not.
10
It is just a way of
saying
sorry
,
I coaxed.
11
The English are famous for
saying
sorry
,
apologising at the drop of a hat.
12
He wouldn't be in this mess if he had the capacity for
saying
sorry
.
13
It's their way of
saying
sorry
to their boy children for subjecting them to circumcision.
14
I could hear him blubbering, blubbering and
saying
sorry
.
15
In fact the whole shebang is about
saying
sorry
.
16
A prominent human rights lawyer says Britain also be
saying
sorry
to Australia's Stolen Generations.
Other examples for "saying sorry"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
saying
sorry
saying
say
Verb
Adjective
Translations for
saying sorry
Portuguese
desculpa
Catalan
penediment
Saying sorry
through the time
Saying sorry
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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