détente

Example Sentences

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Having achieved detente after a period of acrimony, they are charitable with one another, and themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

But for now, key conservative bloc members argue, they have laid the foundation for a détente that few observers expected.

From New York Times

Sadly, Commander McShane said, the inter-Korean détente he witnessed during his times at the DMZ was “too short.”

From New York Times

“It’s sort of like asking Henry Kissinger, ‘Did you encounter obstacles working for détente?’” she said.

From New York Times

He stepped up his nuclear program when Seoul and Washington were ripe for détente.

From Slate