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

But, as Zack Rosenblatt wrote this morning, Johnson, 79, is apparently making amends. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The Brazilian confederation added that the EU failed to consider the rigor of Brazil’s health inspection system and needed to make amends for such a trade imbalance. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Take the man behind the quote, Samir (Malik Elassal), who’s introduced as an aspiring FinTech bro in the middle of making amends for sleeping with a woman who was too drunk to consent. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026

This comes after reports that Cruise was looking to make amends with Kidman, according to National Enquirer. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for make amends

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