olive branch
Example Sentences
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Strangely, he also wanted the track to be an olive branch to Metallica.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
The back features a genie’s lamp resting on an open book and a feathered quill with an olive branch in the background—symbols of peace, knowledge and learning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Colombia abruptly agreed to accept US deportation flights on Friday, an olive branch days before the countries' dueling presidents meet face-to-face for the first time, at the White House.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday extended an olive branch to his US-backed Ecuadoran counterpart Daniel Noboa in a bid to end a week-old trade war over cross-border drug trafficking.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
“Well, that makes sense. I guess the branch is an olive branch? But what’s this inscription, ΑΘΕ—Area Of Effect?”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
