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

It was possible to frame the conviction as a redemption tale for the LAPD, with a new generation of cops making amends for the missteps of their predecessors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

This is not simply about making amends for defeat to Manchester United at Wembley in the final of this same competition two years ago.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 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

Was this her way of making amends for that role?

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda