compromise

Example Sentences

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But an agreement has not yet been reached and further talks aimed at finding a compromise are due to take place in Montreal this weekend.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

He said he hopes the Bureau of Reclamation will heed the state’s call for compromise “to avoid another massive salmon kill.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

With much of Iran’s pre-war leadership dead, Washington is grappling with the possibility that the country’s new leaders may be even less disposed to compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

But she opened an almanac where the spine broke and in compromise with herself used the same cadences she used for the Bible.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead