fait accompli
Example Sentences
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Yet the majority is trying to avoid a fait accompli.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
But his promise to review consultant contracts that have been normally regarded as a fait accompli is a good start, some observers say.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025
Following the sentencing, Mr Webber's mother said the CPS had, in November, presented her family with "a fait accompli that the decision had been made to accept manslaughter charges".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024
The end result now seems like fait accompli: The crowd in the ballroom of a Pasadena Hilton went wild just before 1 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2000, as Schiff declared victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024
It is far better for her to make her own adjustment before the operation than to awaken from the anesthetic and find it a fait accompli.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
