met halfway

VERB

compromise

Synonyms

WEAK

come to terms forgive and forget settle one's differences shake hands

Example Sentences

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“She just lives in this simmering rage,” Kusama said, “a rage that is met halfway with helplessness.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Monday, met halfway, and chatted as the Dodger Stadium grounds crew finished the preparations for their first big league game against each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2020

Before embarking on their current metamorphoses, the two of them met halfway — in operetta, when they appeared together in “The Merry Widow” at the Met in 2014.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2018

Pandorama's only race in Britain, the Hennessy in November, effectively ended at the second fence, which he met halfway up.

From The Guardian • Feb. 4, 2011

I broke off from my friends and walked over to him—we met halfway and greeted each other.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore