abject apology
collocation in Englishmeaningsofabjectandapology
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abject
adjective
uk/ˈæb.dʒekt/us/ˈæb.dʒekt/
the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, ...
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apology
noun
uk/əˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/us/əˈpɑː.lə.dʒi/
an act of saying that you are sorry for something wrong you ...
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(Definition ofabjectandapologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofabject apology
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I am asked to make it anabjectapology.
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It is not normal for people who feel that they are right to make anabjectapologyto someone who has done them a wrong.
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Since then, having had anabjectapologyand a complete withdrawal, we have not had quite the excesses which we had previously.
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That is anabjectapology, all the way along the line.
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I am glad to say that anabjectapologyfrom the journalist concerned appeared below his letter.
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Not only did he make the mostabjectapology, but he assured his counterpart that the officer or officers responsible would be disciplined for committing the offence.
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But at a subsequent stage, as has happened this afternoon, he then proceeds to make a confident justification for the incident for which he had to make anabjectapology.
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I conclude with, anabjectapology.
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Having offended one of the emperors by indiscreet remarks published in a chronography, he was thrown into prison and only released after anabjectapology.
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I do not remember any abject apologies from the party opposite on that point.
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