How to Use mutual in a Sentence

mutual

adjective

• We had a mutual agreement not to tell our secret.
• Mutual love and respect was the key to their successful marriage.
• It was a mutual effort.
• The partnership was based on mutual admiration and understanding.
• Per The Sun, Hadid and Kalman met through mutual friends.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2023
• Then, by chance, a mutual friend in New York led to their first reunion.
  — Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
• Jason and Kirsten found each other in the wake of mutual loss.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
• The Philippines has a mutual defense treaty with the United States.
  — Regine Cabato, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
• The pair, who are both award-winning actors, first met back in 2008 through a mutual friend.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• Just a few short years ago, in a pitch meeting, the client and I bonded over our mutual love of music.
  — Meg Pollaro, SPIN, 28 June 2023
• Through a mutual friend, Ashley reluctantly agreed to look at the script, liked it, and agreed to come in and take over the show.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
• Having set up the parallel paths of the woman of the hour and the killer on the road, the movie now pairs them for their mutual date with destiny.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
• For a friendship to thrive, there has to be mutual effort, Leeds says.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 July 2024
• So there was just a lot of mutual respect and support on set.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2022
• Bonus: Lily and Ted's mutual rooftop confessions took the show to a more honest place.
  — Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
• Gemini and Aries are the type of couple to play pranks on their mutual friends.
  — Women's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• There are lessons here about the pull of the past and the ethics of mutual care, but most of all there is a pervasive warmth, like the sun stretching through April’s thin clouds.
  — Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
• Williams has a fondness for the franchise and city and believes the feeling is mutual.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2023
• Last year, Rife got word from a mutual friend that Chappelle’s sister was a fan of his work.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2024
• Their courtship began via a blind date set up by mutual friends.
  — EW.com, 9 July 2024
• In a group chat, a toxic friend may make fun of a mutual acquaintance and egg on others to join in with the put-downs.
  — Women's Health, 10 May 2023
• John’s death, as well as Francesca and Michael’s mutual grieving, is a heavy theme throughout the novel.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
• Canada has mutual aid agreements with many of them, but not all.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 July 2023
• The two remained friends and mutual fans and Tumblr muses for years.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 May 2023
• This is nearly five times the volume that mutual funds have invested in the same stocks.
  — Quartz, 13 Dec. 2022
• Also, Jessie and Kate’s mutual fears about the impending changes in their friendship once Kate’s baby is born sit at the heart of the show.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• Young added that the mutual respect the two share as competitors is a reason the two can have such moments.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 5 Nov. 2022
• Adidas said Rorsted will leave the company by mutual agreement at the end of this week.
  — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
• The two countries have a decades-old mutual defense treaty, which means both must come to the aid of the other if they are ever attacked.
  — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
• In return, Israeli troops are expected to withdraw to their side of the border, marking a mutual effort to de-escalate tensions in the region.
  — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024