come to an understanding

Example Sentences

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Still, Riley said he was “really hopeful” that USC and Notre Dame could come to an understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

But diplomats know that no progress is likely until the two sides' main backers - for the RSF, the United Arab Emirates, and for SAF, Saudi Arabia and Egypt - come to an understanding.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

McCarthy and Greene appear to have come to an understanding that they need each other.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

As a culture, there’s so much serious business to sort through as people come to an understanding of who they are and how they want to be understood.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2022

It didn’t take special powers to read it: if you want to keep your position as Spirit Medium, I believe we should come to an understanding.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer