making amends

Example Sentences

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But I didn’t want to “surrender” to anything, nor to spend my whole life making amends and walking a path of eternal deprivation and self-denial like I saw in popular recovery communities.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026

"The owners appear to be admitting defeat, holding their hands up and making amends," BBC Sheffield sports editor Rob Staton said.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

On the other hand, he has also been criticized by some estranged parents, because his book asks them to reflect on the role their actions may have played and to consider making amends.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

“Building on decades of work, California is now taking another important step forward in recognizing the grave injustices of the past — and making amends for the harms caused.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Denying his help, any possibility of making amends, was his punishment.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan