amends

Example Sentences

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Now she’s trying to make amends, including paying more than $6.6 million in restitution and forfeiture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Those that do so, he said in an interview, could expect his help to “make amends with the federal government and us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

He apologized at a New Hampshire synagogue, and ahead of a second presidential bid four years later, he worked to make amends with the Jewish community.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

The 18-year-old made amends in the second half with a superb shot from outside the area which left Roman with no chance.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

It was too late to mother her daughter, and too late to be a good daughter to her mother, but she could make amends via her grandchild.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith