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Discover LudwigThe phrase "amends for the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing making reparations or compensating for a mistake or wrongdoing.
Example: "He offered amends for the hurt he caused during the argument."
Alternatives: "reparations for the" or "compensation for the".
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Mayor Al Jurczynski of Schenectady, for one, hopes to make amends for the earlier slight.
Her medal made some amends for the slight disappointment of the team bronze.
Japan's efforts to make amends for the past have been at best hamfisted, at worst insincere.
I want to make amends for the rest of my career.
This statement seemed to be trying to make amends for the first.
The Museum of the Moving Image polishes its karma in the new year by making amends for the old.
It has tried to portray itself as doing everything it could to make amends for the accident.
I agree, with the caveats that one acknowledge and make amends for the mistake, which in turn enhances moral behavior.
Their friendship, with its obvious father-son overtones, was a way to rewrite and make amends for the past.
And he made further amends for the blunders of Mr Brown's final budget, which left over 5m families out of pocket when it came into effect in April.
It leaves Bruce to contemplate Sunday's derby and the opportunity to make amends for the 5-1 defeat at Newcastle in October.
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