olive branch
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the last few months have also seen Washington and Delhi offering an olive branch to each other.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
“Edelweiss,” mistaken at times for an actual Austrian folk song instead of an American creation, hasn’t always been a welcome olive branch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Strangely, he also wanted the track to be an olive branch to Metallica.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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
He saw her ridiculous olive branch, her clumsiness and silly clothes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
