amende honorable
Example Sentences
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This was positive proof, and the captain gave her back, saying this was a clear case of mistaken identity, and as he was honestly mistaken he would make the amende honorable.
From Octavia The Octoroon by Lee, J. F.
Overwhelmed by this magnanimity, I murmured my thanks and complete satisfaction with her amende honorable, and tried to turn the occasion to such profit as might be by questioning the man a little.
From Against Odds A Detective Story by Lynch, Lawrence L.
Why, he came down to Hedgerow House to look after certain books and papers, and ran over here to make his amende honorable in form.
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
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.
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
