How to Use common ground in a Sentence

common ground

noun

• Hunters and environmentalists found common ground in their opposition to the new law.
• Politicians on either side of the aisle found rare common ground.
  — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
• This clear perspective, in turn, provided him with a unique ability to find common ground.
  — Kotter, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• Stowe also worries that the US bishops are missing a chance to find common ground with Biden.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2021
• Stowe also worries that the U.S. bishops are missing a chance to find common ground with Biden.
  — David Crary, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2021
• Lapid will face a stiff challenge in trying to find common ground among the range of anti-Netanyahu parties elected in March.
  — Washington Post, 5 May 2021
• At the same time, Kaul expressed hope that the new administration will work with leaders across the political spectrum to find common ground.
  — Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
• Whitehouse cited a working group on Capitol Hill that is seeking bipartisan common ground on the issue.
  — Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
• The pragmatist in me asked: Who, after displaying some imaginative empathy, can’t find common ground, can’t picture themselves in someone else’s shoes?
  — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
• Since then, the two sides have found more common ground.
  — Rebecca Souw, Variety, 25 Aug. 2021
• Here are the areas where the new poll found common ground.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
• Still, the men kept speaking and soon found common ground.
  — Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022
• Wright said the shop provided a place for the two sides to find common ground.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2022
• The good of these children should be common ground for us.
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 24 May 2021
• Try to come to some common ground and just figure it out.
  — Charli Penn, Essence, 30 June 2021
• The goal: find even the tiniest sliver of common ground.
  — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
• Here are some things that might help: Find common ground.
  — Essence, 3 Aug. 2021
• But the strange bedfellows were happy to have the common ground.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
• The best way to connect and find common ground is through stories.
  — Ellevate, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• That was common ground, rich and fertile on both sides.
  — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
• And that's a way that people in this country could have some more common ground.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
• Hey, Doc: The Guardians have approached Bieber in the past about extensions, but the two sides couldn’t find common ground.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
• With plenty of common ground, these two signs mesh well.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
• At the time, the two disparate groups were attempting to find common ground.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
• My instinct is to get along, to compromise, and to find common ground.
  — Jay Cost, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
• As this week unfolds, the two of you may find common ground and reach a compromise.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 18 July 2021
• The mayor and the Assembly need to be able to find common ground to solve the urgent issues of our city.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
• But perhaps there is more common ground between us than meets the eye.
  — Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Wes Moore, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
• That common ground could be the key to achieving a detente when the two leaders meet Wednesday.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• Lawmakers could do more to find some kind of common ground on guns.
  — NBC News, 15 May 2022

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024