I’m really sorry—I can see how that affected you.
Why it works: apology
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I’m really sorry—I can see how that affected you.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry—I should have handled that differently.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry about that—I didn’t handle it as well as I could have.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry—I can see how that affected you.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry—I should have done better there.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry about that—I didn’t mean to cause any stress.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry—no pressure, but I’d like to make this right.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry—can we start fresh?
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry about earlier—are you okay?
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry—no pressure to respond, just wanted to say that.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry for earlier—I’ll be more mindful.
Why it works: apology
I’m sorry about what happened—are you okay?
Why it works: apology