Apology

You don't have to make an apology.

You owe me an apology for that.

I must offer you an apology for coming late.

Why does that require an apology?

Let me say a few words by way of apology.

I'd like to say a few words by way of apology.

I wish to say a word of apology.

The manager made an apology for having been out.

Mine is an apology for a car.

Only a sincere apology will appease my anger.

What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.

The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.

the Apology of Socrates

a poor apology for a hotel room

[He] goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.

The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory.