compromise

Example Sentences

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He said he hopes the Bureau of Reclamation will heed the state’s call for compromise “to avoid another massive salmon kill.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

With much of Iran’s pre-war leadership dead, Washington is grappling with the possibility that the country’s new leaders may be even less disposed to compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Not because spices make cheap food merely tolerable, but because they’re often the difference between a meal that feels like compromise and one you genuinely crave again a few days later.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

To reach a compromise with member states, parliament is under pressure to renege on several amendments it added to the text in March which the Americans consider unacceptable.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

We must compromise as to the heating of the tent.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin