absent with apology vs absent with apologies

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Absent with apology' is the more common and correct phrase, indicating that someone is not present but has provided an apology. 'Absent with apologies' could be used in a more informal or less common context, but it is less standard.

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absent with apology

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that someone is not present but has provided an apology.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone is not present but has given an apology for their absence.

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His dreamy eyes fill with apologies.
Such interstitial elements were absent with the side segments.
I retract the question, with apologies.
And with apologies to my mother, I wish to remain an amateur.
With apologies to Mr. Hill, I asked him to tell no one.
With apologies from the state and Metropolis Police departments.
With apologies to Mr Shakespeare, methinks the report doth protest too much.
Perhaps, with apologies to Georg Friederich Hegel, it really is.
He's been absent with no word from his parents.
With the inspector still absent with no word, we have a duty to him.
Members of the Board of Directors who are absent with no justified reason for 4 (four) consecutive sessions will forfeit their office.
Osvaldo was absent with permission from the club. De Rossi, Marquinhos and Balzaretti worked out separately on the field.
When they resurrect, they'll return with apologies tumbling from their lips like jewels.
I recommend that he be reprimanded... and the witness be excused with apologies.
Reveal fleeting moments of history, not with apology, not as it is now, endless static newsreel.
With apologies to Steve Tyler and the boys for my slightly effed-up take on their "Sweet Emotion" tune.
With apologies to Jim, I have my own acronym because I think ROI is only 75 percent of the way there.
So, with apologies, I'm going to grant him asylum.
But I'm still not convinced, with apologies to Captain Lee that an error wasn't somehow made.
With apologies to George Orwell and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics - All joules (J) of energy are equal.

Alternatives:

absent with an apology
absent with a formal apology
absent but apologized
apologetically absent
absent due to an apology

absent with apologies

This phrase is also correct but less common. It could be used in a more informal context or to emphasize multiple apologies.

This phrase could be used to indicate that someone is not present and has given multiple apologies, or in a more informal setting.

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His dreamy eyes fill with apologies.
Such interstitial elements were absent with the side segments.
I retract the question, with apologies.
And with apologies to my mother, I wish to remain an amateur.
With apologies to Mr. Hill, I asked him to tell no one.
With apologies from the state and Metropolis Police departments.
With apologies to Mr Shakespeare, methinks the report doth protest too much.
Perhaps, with apologies to Georg Friederich Hegel, it really is.
He's been absent with no word from his parents.
With the inspector still absent with no word, we have a duty to him.
Members of the Board of Directors who are absent with no justified reason for 4 (four) consecutive sessions will forfeit their office.
Osvaldo was absent with permission from the club. De Rossi, Marquinhos and Balzaretti worked out separately on the field.
When they resurrect, they'll return with apologies tumbling from their lips like jewels.
I recommend that he be reprimanded... and the witness be excused with apologies.
Reveal fleeting moments of history, not with apology, not as it is now, endless static newsreel.
With apologies to Steve Tyler and the boys for my slightly effed-up take on their "Sweet Emotion" tune.
With apologies to Jim, I have my own acronym because I think ROI is only 75 percent of the way there.
So, with apologies, I'm going to grant him asylum.
But I'm still not convinced, with apologies to Captain Lee that an error wasn't somehow made.
With apologies to George Orwell and the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics - All joules (J) of energy are equal.

Alternatives:

absent with multiple apologies
absent with many apologies
absent with several apologies
absent with numerous apologies
absent with a series of apologies

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