make amends

phrase

: to do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused

She tried to make amends by apologizing to him.

I'd like to make amends (to you) for my behavior last night.

Examples of make amends in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lest that kill off the family business, Jeremiah makes amends by signing up as a British Army redcoat under Lord Balfour’s command. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Galliano spent several years involved in public and private efforts to make amends. — Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Hetty and Margaret make amends, and Hetty actually helped her younger sister finally fulfill her dream of seeing Paris by sending the mirror to live with Trevor’s daughter Abby. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Robb and the buyer eventually made amends, and Meta reached out to talk through what went wrong. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for make amends

• superintends
• appends
• ascends
• attends
• befriends
• boyfriends
• commends
• contends
• defends
• depends
• descends
• expends