make amends

idiom

: 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

Lopez-Galloway made amends with his parents, then set up his own support group, the Conversion Therapy Survivor Network, after Tishma’s wound down. —Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025

But after Walter family matriarch Katherine (Sarah Rafferty) convinces her to return to Colorado, Jackie decides to go back but wants to make amends with Alex and set boundaries with Cole while finding her place once again within the Walter family. —Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025

In Season 2, Jackie sets out to make amends with Alex while forming boundaries with Cole. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025

Watch Lovato make amends with The Bigg Chill below. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2025

Rhymes for make amends

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