How to Use reach a consensus in a Sentence

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• Each group was asked to reach a consensus on what the movies were about.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
• In the end, the council delayed vote on the ordinance for one week to reach a consensus.
  — Margaret Kates | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• The Taliban boycotted the summit, which deprived it of the Afghan buy-in needed to reach a consensus.
  — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
• The parties met again on Thursday but were unable to reach a consensus.
  — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 3 June 2021
• Though everyone agrees the stakes are high, states and the U.S. government have struggled to reach a consensus on what to do.
  — Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
• Instead, after a few days, the bees reach a consensus and all of them move to a single new location.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2011
• Consider how the team will raise up a pressing issue, or one that just can’t reach a consensus.
  — Mark Cruth, Quartz, 20 June 2023
• To avoid a prolonged stalemate, members will work until Nov. 9 to try to reach a consensus.
  — Bryce Baschuk, Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct. 2020
• The company and the government are supposed to reach a consensus, the agency said.
  — Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2020
• The inquiry comes at a crucial time for the House, which has not been able to reach a consensus on averting a government shutdown.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• At their first trial, the jury was unable to reach a consensus on the charges against the pair, triggering a mistrial.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
• Those involved have struggled to reach a consensus on how to approach either.
  — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2023
• But the board could not reach a consensus on how to structure a group that would work to reimagine Alexandria schools’ relationship with police.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
• The Washington Post reported in February that the justices had failed to reach a consensus on the issue.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• The agencies did not reach a consensus, though most have stated that the natural origins scenario is more likely.
  — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
• No voting can happen at this meeting, since it has been advertised as only a workshop, but the board can reach a consensus.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• Several members of parliament staged a sit-in to pressure other factions to reach a consensus on the vote.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
• That, in turn, will determine how much is available to all seven states in the Colorado River Compact, which is why the states are seeking to reach a consensus that won’t treat any one of them too harshly.
  — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
• Meanwhile, the Italian league's 20 clubs again failed to reach a consensus over where to sell its much more valuable domestic rights; the leading offer has been just short of the current contract's level.
  — Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
• But the panel couldn’t reach a consensus as a single juror held out for lesser counts of voluntary manslaughter.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• But the panel couldn’t reach a consensus as a single juror held out for lesser counts of voluntary manslaughter.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Ultimately, lawmakers in both chambers will need to reach a consensus on the ACA’s future.
  — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
• The emails, obtained through a public records request, depict a desire to reach a consensus but persistent disagreement over how much each state could or should give.
  — Kathleen Ronayne, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2023
• Legislating is at a standstill as House Republicans have yet to reach a consensus on who will be their next speaker.
  — The Editors, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2023
• To take home a Critics Choice award, the film community has to reach a consensus on your work, but that doesn’t mean the ceremony’s fashion is a by-committee affair.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2021
• Members of that group urged support, emphasizing everyone had to give a little to reach a consensus.
  — The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024
• Just as important is an inability to reach a consensus on the Council’s meaning.
  — D.g. Hart, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
• For decades, Congress has failed to reach a consensus on comprehensive changes to the immigration system, and that has compounded the challenges of responding to the surge.
  — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Guideline committees may succumb to groupthink or feel pressured to reach a consensus where none exists.
  — Amitha Kalaichandran, Wired, 3 June 2021
• Cannon said the commissioners rarely have a difference of opinion and work collectively to problem solve and reach a consensus, then vote.
  — Hannah Phillips, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2021

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