amende honorable
Example Sentences
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I spoke before Sala, and referred to a misquotation from a speech I had made in the country, and purposely then and there made the amende honorable, of which he at least understood the meaning.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry
And then came a sort of amende honorable.
From From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book by Bangs, John Kendrick
In due time Douglas Jerrold, as in duty bound, made the amende honorable to the sex he had maligned.
From The History of "Punch" by Spielmann, M. H. (Marion Harry)
"I give way," was the characteristic of his attitude to Crashaw, and the rector suppled his back again, remembered the Derby office-boy's tendency to brag, and made the amende honorable.
From The Wonder by Beresford, J. D. (John Davys)
Do, worthy Mr. Editor, make the amende honorable by publishing the true characters of the MSS. forwarded by S. H. H., which you have so inadvertently published as original.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
