The phrase "apologetic voice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a tone or manner of speaking that conveys regret or remorse.
Example: "In her email, she adopted an apologetic voice, expressing her sincere regret for the misunderstanding."
Alternatives: "regretful tone" or "contrite manner".
"I've never voted," he says in a soft, almost apologetic voice.
"Jeff, I know I practically gave you the green light on that second project," Bill said in an apologetic voice.
Oghi struggled to ask her what was wrong, and, in an almost apologetic voice, she said, "About this one . .
"It would be easy for me to die if I gave information to someone from the outside," said one of the gatekeepers in a firm but apologetic voice.
Any writer hoping to call the main number with the idea of leaving an apologetic voice message on, say, Tuesday at 2 a.m.––"Sorry!
If the singer's dry, almost apologetic voice and mild-mannered cocktail pianism conjure a mood of lighthearted merriment, they never go more than halfway to imparting the aggressive energy the material demands to come fully alive.
According to a transcript he provided, Ms. Franklin responded with a profusely apologetic voice-mail message on April 23.
During a long blackout low, apologetic voices could be heard.
Lanier is an imposing man with dark brown hair wound into long dreadlocks, and a way of throwing off incisive observations about technology and the world in a soft, almost apologetic tone of voice.
Then the doctor spoke: his voice apologetic and careful, he asked if I'd like to be referred for further testing with the option of a termination if our baby did have Down's Syndrome.
Lochhead frames much of this from the female point of view: Sarah Miele's ingenue, Molly Innes's servant and Nicola Roy's apologetic feminist all find their voices alongside Redmond as a woman too smart to be defeated by circumstance.
