rectify

Example Sentences

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When relationships break down, the fallout can be hard to rectify, and hard to control, he says.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“Fargo” maps a decent person’s quick and steady moral decline, making sure to home in on the many opportunities Jerry has to rectify the mess he’s created.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Wiener said his bill would rectify those impediments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

If you somehow missed this hilariously unique comedy-horror mockumentary about a group of vampires living in modern-day Staten Island, now is the time to rectify that.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The authorities rued the fact that they had allowed us study privileges, and Badenhorst was determined to rectify that mistake.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela