reach a compromise

idiom

: to come to an agreement
The two sides were unable to reach a compromise.

Examples of reach a compromise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite working with a 22-member task force for months, Sen. MD Rahman, a freshman Democrat from Manchester, was unable to reach a compromise on the best way to eliminate the tax. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024 The question now is whether Sadr’s opponents will try to exclude him from the government entirely—and risk unleashing a new cycle of bloodshed—or attempt to reach a compromise and thereby delay his grand ambition to become Iraq’s most powerful Shiite leader. Mohamad Bazzi, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022 Numerous Democratic Virginia delegates are now bracing themselves for a record-setting wave of vetoes from the governor, given the failure to reach a compromise on the arena and some of his other priorities, such as an overhaul of the tax system. Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 Former Speaker McCarthy’s efforts to reach a compromise with the Democrats in the Senate and the White House had met with fierce opposition from Trump, who urged the House G.O.P. to stop funding the government. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reach a compromise 

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“Reach a compromise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20a%20compromise. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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