make amends
Example Sentences
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The bulk of those players who lined up at Brentford and, indeed, in the damaging defeat at West Ham, were given the chance to make amends as a result.
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Looking to make amends in the grand prix, he made a bold passing move on Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc into Turn One at the restart after an early safety car.
From BBC
So Wales have to make amends in a ground that is no longer a fortress.
From BBC
Tottenham have two opportunities to make amends at home in the next week, with games against Copenhagen in the Champions League and Manchester United in the Premier League.
From BBC
"After his clarification of the matter, it was touching that someone would wish to make amends for an act of youthful exuberance," Franz Zehetner told the BBC.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.