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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Nobody was more culpable than Murphy, whose determination to make amends for his costly sixth-minute error manifested in wayward crossing and poor decisions.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Bucky himself, as the TV series drew to a close, proceeded to do the work assigned by his therapist and make amends to those the Winter Solider wronged — including Mr. Nakajima, a former neighbor whose son, RJ, the Winter Soldier killed during a mission.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
As the global environmental crisis becomes a matter of not if but when, thousands of corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, and advocates are trying to make amends, driving the carbon offset market size to $1.2 billion in 2024.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Tangent Dimon follows several other previously adversarial billionaires in apparently making amends with Musk or Trump as the former plays a pivotal role in Trump’s second presidential term.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Bucky himself, as the TV series drew to a close, proceeded to do the work assigned by his therapist and make amends to those the Winter Solider wronged — including Mr. Nakajima, a former neighbor whose son, RJ, the Winter Soldier killed during a mission.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
As the global environmental crisis becomes a matter of not if but when, thousands of corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, and advocates are trying to make amends, driving the carbon offset market size to $1.2 billion in 2024.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Tangent Dimon follows several other previously adversarial billionaires in apparently making amends with Musk or Trump as the former plays a pivotal role in Trump’s second presidential term.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Jan. 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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