How to Use amend in a Sentence

amend

verb

• He tried to amend the situation by apologizing to me.
• The country's constitution was amended to allow women to vote.
• They voted to amend the law in 1920.
• The courts do not write laws or amend the Constitution, but interpreting both is powerful.
  — Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2022
• One bill is the ballot measure that would amend the state constitution to create the position, and the other bill dictates how the job would work.
  — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
• Congress is actively considering a dozen or so bills that would amend Sec. 230.
  — Evan Gerstmann, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• The City Attorney’s memo said the board can amend existing code to add additional safeguards.
  — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2022
• The measure aims to amend the constitution to protect reproductive rights already granted and protected by state laws.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2022
• Someone has waged war, someone has deliberately misled the country, someone has attempted to amend the Constitution, all in the name of bush.
  — Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2022
• But the list has been amended and scaled back over the years.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
• Their request for leave to amend was denied, and the case was closed.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 22 Nov. 2023
• Avoid heavy clay soils, and amend with grit or peat if needed.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
• If needed, amend your soil based on the results of your soil test.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
• With French hydrangeas, gardeners can amend the soil to change the color of the blooms.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
• The motion asks for a dismissal without any chance to amend.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
• If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost and plant on mounds or berms.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
• Instead, the judge granted her 20 days to amend her filing.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
• Some functions have been amended, but the concept remains much the same.
  — James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
• The proposal would also amend the city’s master plan for that area.
  — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
• Again, the Frank founder could amend her complaint to add a claim for entitlement.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
• The Council cannot amend laws passed by the Duma, but can approve or reject them.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 23 July 2024
• The guilt and amends you mentioned are all tied to your scenes with Malcom-Jamal Warner's Amir.
  — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 31 May 2024
• McBride has 20 days to amend her initial filings, per the court document.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• In 1950, the state amended the constitution to remove burglary from the list of crimes.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
• Originally the bill sought to increase the length of notice to 90 days but was amended.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• In 1968 the state amended the provision again to include murder and rape.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
• If the bill manages to become law this tax season, filers may have to amend their returns.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
• And nobody—not even Putin—can bypass or amend or cancel the logic and the laws of history.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
• Wisconsin’s 1991 law and the felony neglect law, amended with Torbenson’s help, fall into that category.
  — John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
• Driving the news: The council will vote Tuesday on whether to amend the emergency legislation to potentially include more businesses.
  — Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025