reconcile

Example Sentences

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There was no explanation of how he reconciled taking part in the war with his reluctance to kill.

From BBC

Driven to the edge of her mind with grief, Ann reconciles her misery with a vow of celibacy.

From Salon

As spring turned to summer, Mark Carney led Canada's Liberal Party to an unlikely victory, Prince Harry told the BBC he wanted to reconcile with the Royal Family, and David Beckham got a knighthood.

From BBC

“Even well-meaning clinicians may inadvertently contribute to the pain of the estranged patient by encouraging them to reconcile when it may not actually be safe to do so,” the APA adds.

From MarketWatch

Since we lived in different cities and were in different chapters of our lives, we could just enjoy the time we were allotted, without reconciling opposing ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times