fait accompli
Example Sentences
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The success of the strategy was hardly a fait accompli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
At the time, it felt like an Oscar nomination was a fait accompli, and it still does.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
"We were presented with a fait accompli that the decision had been made to accept manslaughter charges," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024
“We will not consent to fait accompli and unlawfulness on the island.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Lawrence responded to the summons by informing Compton, as a fait accompli, that he would be introducing a new participant to the technical roundtable: Robert Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
