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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Duke’s return is a chance for Jay to rekindle their friendship, make amends and start anew.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
We are allowed to change, to grow, to make amends.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Besides, left to their own devices, Rainbeau and Solène can’t make amends.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Brahms wrote the double concerto — a rare form at the time — for his former friend, Joseph Joachim, as a way to make amends, as well as his frequent collaborator Robert Hausmann.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
We are allowed to change, to grow, to make amends.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Besides, left to their own devices, Rainbeau and Solène can’t make amends.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Brahms wrote the double concerto — a rare form at the time — for his former friend, Joseph Joachim, as a way to make amends, as well as his frequent collaborator Robert Hausmann.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2025.
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