by way of an apology

Son, I'm going to tell you this by way of an apology.

"I can't do anything official for you," she said by way of an apology.

"Traffic on the 87," he said by way of an apology.

Maybe I should offer them complimentary tickets for the show by way of an apology?

He just shrugged, as if by way of an apology, and resumed his journey.

"The attorney general has not communicated with us by way of an apology or an explanation," he said.

This has been a tense day," he said, by way of an apology. "

'The door was open,' he explained, by way of an apology.

Well, at least he has orange juice in the morning," the nurse said by way of an apology. "

The grave is maintained by way of an apology.

This time, more by way of an apology than an expression of terror.

Something by way of an apology, you witch?

By way of an apology, the company said it was expecting to pay up to £10m in compensation to passengers whose travel plans were wrecked.

Anyway, Jenny went on, by way of an apology, Id like to invite you to dinner.

By way of an apology to the world, please give Christopher Biggins his glasses back.

To be denied information as to the cause of the delay, with little by way of an apology or compensation, is unacceptable.

I guess I didn't think you'd believe me," Sally said by way of an apology. "

Maybe if you try again you might get a discount by way of an apology - always worth a try!"

'It belongs to my flatmate's parents,' she said, by way of an apology as she showed me around.

“Can someone turn the air conditioning off please?” he requests, tapping his throat by way of an apology for the inconvenience.

By way of an apology.

By way of an apology, the gods put Orion in the sky, where he is still chasing the Pleiades.

Jet2 also said it was allowing Mr Skee to fly for free on the holiday by way of an apology.

I contacted Marriott on your behalf, and it agreed to a full refund of the upgrade charge, plus 10,000 points by way of an apology.

Here's a badly-shot video of people dancing at Pulp by way of an apology ...