Here's a tip: Use “my apologies” if you want to say you're sorry. You use apology in the plural form to express regret for being unable to do something. This is the context where you use the phrase “my apologies.” Here are some example sentences: Joan made her apologies for the delay and left the room.
How do you use the word apologize?
Apologize sentence example
- I am the first to apologize , you know me! ...
- I apologize again for my mistrust. ...
- We apologize for the mistake and the inconvenience. ...
- I apologize for the mess. ...
- "Sis needed me to babysit," he said, as if to apologize for his weekday presence in Parkside. ...
- I apologize for disrupting your dinner.
Is it formal to say my apologies?
Generally, my apologies and my sincere apologies are more formal than I'm sorry. Here are examples of how to use my sincere apologies in a sentence: She offered me her sincere apologies for her outburst last night. Please accept my sincerest apologies for the way that I treated you.
