Words similar to atone

Example sentences for: atone

How can you use “atone” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Perhaps to atone for all the repeats we've endured in the past month, this week the networks are wheeling out new episodes of The X Files , The Simpsons , Everybody Loves Raymond , King of the Hill , The King of Queens , Law & Order , 3rd Rock , Ally McBeal , Melrose Place , Homicide , NYPD Blue . ...
"When and if I get home from Vietnam," he wrote a friend, "I'm going to divinity school to atone for my sins."
Also, a surprisingly favorable article about the Christian Coalition's campaign to recruit blacks and help rebuild burned black churches: This seems to be a truly sincere effort to atone for a history of white Christian racism.
Pressed to accept a financial settlement that would have let the president off without so much as an apology, she is now adamant that Clinton be made to atone for calling her a "pathetic liar."