olive branch
Example Sentences
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This support from Buckingham Palace is likely to be seen as an olive branch, helping Prince Harry with his sports events for injured service men and women.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bonta abruptly canceled settlement talks last week, but extended an olive branch to Paramount by saying he would be willing to meet with the company to discuss ways to address his antitrust concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The tensions cooled quickly after Kim, in a 2018 New Year’s address, extended an olive branch to Seoul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Devlet Bahceli, a close Erdogan ally and head of the hardline nationalist MHP whose unexpected olive branch to Ocalan kickstarted the process in October 2024, also hailed the vote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Benjamin Rush felt the rain on his face and rejoiced: “The appearance of this rain was like a dove with an olive branch in its mouth.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
