Sentence examples for apologised for taking from inspiring English sources

The phrase "apologised for taking" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing regret for having taken something or for an action that was taken.
Example: "She apologised for taking the last piece of cake without asking."
Alternatives: "apologized for having taken" or "expressed regret for taking".

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I apologised for taking his picture.

Faker has since apologised for taking the issue personally, when it was actually about something bigger.

"I apologised for taking his record but the truth is he was wanting to see it beaten".

She faced a grilling by the Kent and Medway Police and Crime Panel where she apologised for taking part in a "fly-on-the-wall" documentary that critics said made the force look like a laughing stock.

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Martin, though, isn't about to apologise for taking off Ned's head.

"I'm not going to apologise for taking drugs, it was fantastic," he told the South Bank Show.

Some struggled to pick only a single bugbear (one even called to apologise for taking too long, so spoilt for choice were they), others took the chance to uncompromisingly unload their frustrations.

He's now wrapping up his speech and apologising for taking so long but says it's hard to sum up six months in power in half an hour.

Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, has vowed Labour will officially apologise for taking the UK to war in Iraq on the basis of a deception and in breach of international law.

"The Government does not apologise for taking a tough stance on illegal drugs".

I feel hollow and nervous, and want to apologise for taking up space on the beautiful streets of my city, Vienna.

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