make amends
idiom
: to do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused
She tried to make amends by apologizing to him.
I'd like to make amends (to you) for my behavior last night.
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Trocheck also gift-wrapped the Nyquist and Johansson goals with turnovers before making amends in overtime.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Minneapolis’ sale of city lots to the Red Lake Nation for $1 in 2023 is another example of how city governments can make amends for past Indigenous displacement and removal.
—Elsa Noterman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
Those promises remain deferred, and Welch has sought to make amends through the largest project in St. Petersburg's history.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
But the five-time Ballon d’Or winner made amends, leveling the aggregate score in the 72nd minute from a tight angle.
—Ben Church, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Minneapolis’ sale of city lots to the Red Lake Nation for $1 in 2023 is another example of how city governments can make amends for past Indigenous displacement and removal.
—Elsa Noterman, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025
Those promises remain deferred, and Welch has sought to make amends through the largest project in St. Petersburg's history.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
But the five-time Ballon d’Or winner made amends, leveling the aggregate score in the 72nd minute from a tight angle.
—Ben Church, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make amends
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“Make amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20amends. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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