reconcile

Example Sentences

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Coaxing the buttons through their holes was like reconciling warring friends, but I finally secured all five of them over my flat chest and belly, a task that was growing harder every day.

From Literature

As Mitman noted, the theory does not explain phenomena such as dark energy and dark matter, and it fails when scientists try to reconcile it with the laws that govern the quantum world.

From Science Daily

It was hard to reconcile their voice with their words.

From Literature

Brooklyn Beckham posted on Instagram that he "does not want to reconcile" with his parents, whom he said have controlled and emotionally manipulated him throughout his life.

From BBC

So is the skepticism of efforts to mediate between faith and reason, and to reconcile divine obligation with human freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal