Sometimes kindness, courtesy and a simple apology for the negative experience is all that's necessary. (entrepreneur.com)
In the play A Thousand Clowns by Herb Gardner, a character named Murray discovers that he can offer a simple apology to almost anyone — even a complete stranger — and he or she will forgive him. (religion-online.org)
The chair, a certain Ralph Krueger, spent three quarters of an hour how he had come to be at the club and how Gao Jisheng had taken the place over, when a simple apology was all that was required. (untold-arsenal.com)