He 'offered no apology for' his bad behavior. [=he didn't say he was sorry for acting badly]
The company issued/delivered an official 'apology' to its customers for its error.
He's a poor/sad 'apology for' a father. [=he's a bad father]
(..) lt's gobbling up all the communication satellites. Why is it doing that? We're working on it. The Mondoshawan accept our apologies. Did you find the stones in the wreckage? No. What d'you mean? They never trusted (..)1997 The Fifth Element