How to Use make amends in a Sentence

make amends

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  • Some of the ladies tried to make amends.
    Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
  • We are allowed to change, to grow, to make amends.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Or let Katie explain, make amends, try telling the truth for a change.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • His dad asks him to sit on his lap, and the two men tearfully make amends.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Eloise and Penelope start to make amends at the end of episode 6.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2024
  • And so one night, as the two lie in bed, Claire attempts to make amends.
    Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
  • At the end of the season, the two chefs made amends and went on to became great friends.
    Keryn Donnelly, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Their singular goal was to return to this point and make amends.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Jones has a habit of making amends after backing the wrong horse.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
  • The pick six made amends for Satuala.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • John, in attempt to make amends, agrees to come to Miles's rescue.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Dovbyk picked up the ball and hoped to make amends after his weak opening penalty.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The way to exorcize your guilt is to own up to your part and see if there’s a way to make amends.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • The way to exorcise your guilt is to own up to your part and see if there’s a way to make amends.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
  • Is philanthropy simply a way of trying to make amends for all the pain?
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But Boldy made amends for his gaffe leading to the first goal by saving a goal this time around.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • To make amends, United promised to drop off the bag directly.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2023
  • At the end of the day, Harry wants to keep his family safe and make amends.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025
  • But some customers still say the company isn't doing enough to make amends.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • The father wants to make amends — a steep task, given his history.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was his own, to make amends in!
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Duke’s return is a chance for Jay to rekindle their friendship, make amends and start anew.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
  • How does a person begin to piece his life back together and make amends after all this?
    Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The referee’s effort to force the pair to make amends was sort of comical.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 27 July 2023
  • But Michele told Harris that she's done a lot of soul-searching and has tried to make amends.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Last year, the company tried to make amends with retail partners, but the damage was done.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Have the bravery to admit our faults, make amends, and start living a fulfilling life.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But now there’s a chance for the returning players to make amends for that shortcoming.
    Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The silent treatment is not conducive to making amends or finding common ground.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Your former mother-in-law may be aware of what a toxic jerk her son is, and this is her way of trying to make amends.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023

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