compromise

Example Sentences

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This is an invitation for unions to refuse to compromise on their demands because an employer can oppose a deal and still may have to accept it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The author wanted to avoid stereotypes about young men - especially young Muslim men - and saw no reason to compromise his style or his grand ambitions to write about and for them, he says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Waldman said a particular concern with DSA members is what he called their aversion to compromise.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Not because spices make cheap food merely tolerable, but because they’re often the difference between a meal that feels like compromise and one you genuinely crave again a few days later.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

I sat down to write Drew, because I’d promised, as a kind of compromise between us, that while on the mountain I would write to him every two hours.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover