hash out

Example Sentences

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If it’s true to form, it will next seek to extend the cease-fire to hash out terms and allow more fuel to trickle out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Analysts say more disputes are likely to occur between businesses, as they try to hash out who is owed what when, or if, the tariff refunds arrive.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The annual meetings are the country’s biggest political event, bringing together about 2,900 delegates to hash out economic policies and socio-economic priorities.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But after more than two years of trying to hash out new long-term rules for sharing water, they remain deadlocked; the existing rules are set to expire at the end of this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Well informed and a very skilled debater, Beck made hash out of my fumbling avowal, and I lacked the wherewithal to rebut him.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer