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Example sentences for: apologists

How can you use “apologists” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Clinton's apologists are content to subsume the allegation of violence into a pattern of sex and thereby dismiss it as immaterial.
The goal is to find an incriminating datum that will leave a permanent stain on the target's reputation, make his defenders look like craven apologists, and give the general public a ready-made judgment that can be wielded without too much reading or thought.
Thurmond's apologists insist that he has mellowed.
should serve to open eyes and minds in the western world and give Indian apologists their useful insights into New Delhi's unreconstructed hegemonic intentions."
So how can we Internet apologists explain away this finding?