amende honorable
Example Sentences
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Dorothy looked up at him in surprise, then she realised that he was referring to her previous remark, and that he was making the amende honorable.
From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George
If I were a new-married woman I do not know whether I would forgive you till you had made the amende honorable by writing something to expose the men.
From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen
I never dined like that before or after, not even a week later, when Dr. V�ron and Sophie made the amende honorable in the Rue Taitbout.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
Whatever it was, and we will let all that go, he made the amende honorable the night we had tea together up there in the great house.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
Do, worthy Mr. Editor, make the amende honorable by publishing the true characters of the MSS. forwarded by S. H. H., which you have so inadvertently published as original.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
