apology
Collocations
18(noun.)
ADJ
abject, humble, profuse
He gave her a humble apology after realizing he had hurt her feelings.
heartfelt, profound, sincere | full | formal | public | written
VERB + APOLOGY
convey, give sb, issue, make, offer (sb), publish, send (sb)
The company decided to offer its customers an apology for the service problems last month.
get, receive
demand, deserve, expect
After breaking her phone, Maya deserved an apology from her careless friend.
owe sb
He owes his friend an apology for missing the wedding last month.
mumble, murmur, mutter
She mumbled an apology for being late and quickly took her seat.
accept
She accepted his apology after he explained what happened that day.
reject
He rejected her apology and refused to speak to her for weeks.
PREP
without ~
She left the meeting without apology, refusing to explain her behavior.
~ for
She offered an apology for missing the meeting yesterday afternoon.
~ from
We're still waiting for an apology from the restaurant manager about the terrible service last week.
~ to
I owe an apology to my friend for missing her birthday party last week.
PHRASES
a letter of apology, make no apology/apologies for
She received a letter of apology from her neighbor about the noise from his party.