Sentence examples for anxious to atone from inspiring English sources

Dmitri, now anxious to atone for his past wrongs, shows up and offers to marry her.

His son, Junior, was anxious to atone, among other things, for the massacre of strikers and their families at a coal mine at Ludlow, Colorado, in which he was a major stockholder.

Newcastle, supposedly anxious to atone for their 3-0 defeat by Paolo Di Canio's side at St James' Park in April, underachieved and Mike Ashley, their owner, is likely to be asking his manager all sorts of awkward questions.

He has scored in three consecutive games now and with Seattle anxious to atone for their slip against Real Salt Lake last week, this one is set up nicely.. Also nicely poised is the Chivas USA vs LA Galaxy game on Saturday night.

Some want to atone for past mistakes.

"Does the heart want to atone?

What can you do to atone?

I need to atone for my sins".

Had he meant, by further damaging his reputation, to atone?

Then Liverpool tried to atone somewhat for this troubled season.

Will we mumble apologies, lie low, try to atone?