atone for
Example Sentences
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The party certainly has past sins to atone for: D.C. in fact passed a bill to jump the line in 2004 to draw attention to its lack of voting representation in Congress.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
AFP journalists saw devotees deliberately puncturing their skin with glass shards attached to a small wooden paddle to ensure their bleeding during the ritual, a way to atone for sins and seek miracles from God.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
If the Seahawks were to win the NFC — and oddsmakers have them as 2½-point favorites — they would look to repeat against Denver or atone for that painful loss to New England.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026
But his solo status is due to a variety of factors, starting with his desperation to atone for his past mistakes — the worst of which exploited his awful father’s conditioning to obey authority.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025
He would give himself time to atone for what he had done.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
