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• a  offering or expressing apology
  an apologetic note
  an apologetic manner

• When Thabet gave him a business card, which says he works for Hamurabi Human Rights, which produced the incriminating videotape, the Marine grew apologetic.
• Reagan is apologetic, but still defiant .
• The paper's editors were so apologetic that they offered Ifill a job.

• excusatory

• unapologetic

News & Articles

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• Man Accused of Pointing Gun at Officer Is Contrite
  An 18-year-old accused of pointing a gun at a Dallas police officer says he is apologetic for his alleged crimes. Photo Credit: NBC 5
  June 21, 2013 - NBC Dallas Fort Worth
• Police question J. Cole fan who tweeted photo with gun to sister's head
  A fan of J. Cole is pretty apologetic after a joke photo he tweeted of him holding his sister hostage with a handgun until the rapper would retweet him, TMZ reports. Yeah, that wasn't the brightest idea that doofus user ever had.
  June 20, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times
• Serena Williams Apologizes for ‘Insensitive and Hurtful’ Comments on Steubenville Rape Case
  Serena Williams released an apologetic statement Wednesday after causing a rise with comments made in a Rolling Stone interview about the Steubenville rape case. In the story, Williams says that the boys who committed the crime “did something stupid” and asks if “it was fair, what they got?” She also speculates that the victim should […]
  June 19, 2013 - New England Sports Network

Quotes

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• Chen Shui-bian in Forbes
  I should shoulder all responsibilities,Chen said. "I feel really apologetic and shamed."
• Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk in Forbes
  Among the 32 killed were bright students who could have contributed greatly to society, and it's a big loss for all of us,Cardinal Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk told parishioners. "As a South Korean, I can't help feeling apologetic about how a...
• Wayne Newton in Forbes
  I really want to apologize to the fans that were going to see me in those shows,Newton said in a story posted on People magazine's Web site. "I'm terribly apologetic. And for those who want to paint this situation with a black brush,...