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.
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Still, the series ends on a relatively happy note for the Fitzpatrick family, with Kacey giving birth to a healthy baby and the sisters at long last making amends with one another.
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
DeSantis quickly made amends after he was walloped in Iowa, but his annoyance with Donalds (who endorsed Trump early on over the governor) erupted the day before Donalds announced his bid for governor.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Grammer and Danson recently made amends after the duo spent 30 years without speaking to one another.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Rather than being fired up to make amends after that squandered chance, Nunez wilted and felt sorry for himself.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
DeSantis quickly made amends after he was walloped in Iowa, but his annoyance with Donalds (who endorsed Trump early on over the governor) erupted the day before Donalds announced his bid for governor.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Grammer and Danson recently made amends after the duo spent 30 years without speaking to one another.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Rather than being fired up to make amends after that squandered chance, Nunez wilted and felt sorry for himself.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make amends
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“Make amends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20amends. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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