Those seated nearest him ducked away with a wince that was also a smile, half apologetic.
He was apologetic about missing so many recent commitments but didn't elaborate on the cancellations.
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"They were apologetic from start to finish and kept repeating they'd been misguided, " Mr Rowland said.
She is not vain about it, but she is not apologetic about it, either.
He is always sincerely apologetic but I must admit he has a good excuse.
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Mrs Kirkpatrick represented an America that had become, under Jimmy Carter, an apologetic and unconfident country.
"Being apologetic for one part and not the other is not enough, " she said.
In the second debate on October 11, we saw Gore the omega male -- agreeable and apologetic.
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In the lobbies of tourist hotels, x-ray machines frame the entrances, bags are searched by smiling apologetic officials.
The next morning I got an apologetic phone call from the CEO of British Airports Authority, Colin Matthews.
"It is a little bit my fault, " said an apologetic Bolt, who said he had not felt 100%.
An apologetic computer hacker has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison, following a conviction of software piracy.
She came in flustered and apologetic, a touch of anger in her face.
Once someone learns how to actually address the core assumptions of the apologetic arguments, the tone of the discussion changes.
We do not need to be apologetic about wanting some European activities to remain subject to inter-governmental co-operation and consensus.
PLC, which aired apologetic ads following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico, and Toyota Motor Corp.
True to form, Mr. Franco flashed the journalists a doe-eyed, apologetic smile and greeted many of them with handshakes and hugs.
Several observers have noted in recent days that Mr. Obama's outreach to the Muslim world is not only defensive and apologetic.
The late-comers were apologetic and pointing fingers at circumstances beyond their control.
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When is there a concern that that's probably too much, or the United States doesn't need to be too apologetic about such-and-such?
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Nobody in Aylsham town hall appears to want these homes, apart from the rather apologetic Labour candidate, Allyson Barron, a sport therapist.
Only shat in the kitchen now and again, and always looked apologetic.
The desk clerk is heading straight for me across the lobby, with her laminated nametag pinned to her chest and an apologetic face.
Since entering office, Obama has struck a hard-line position against Israel while adopting a soft, even apologetic line toward Iran and its allies.
West has been having apologetic misadventures on his blog as well.
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Since when does advertizing need to be subtle or even apologetic for pushing the envelope and adding a bit of spice, maybe even being outrageous?
Boy Genius Report has a copy of the apologetic email, but wonders why it took Attwood so long to send it six whole days!
After a series of apologetic tweets and Facebook updates more than a week ago, Belvedere has, for now, abandoned its Facebook and Twitter accounts.
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"I am profoundly apologetic for the actions of unscrupulous brokers that promised the world to our organization a couple of years ago, " Natt was quoted as saying.
In fact even the people that choose to play the game as aggressors even appear to be apologetic for their actions and feel bad for their choice.
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