come to an understanding

Example Sentences

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"Celtic ultimately couldn't secure the necessary reinforcements and told me they couldn't let me go. Personally, I had come to an understanding with the club. I'd been in constant talks."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

I would come to an understanding of sorts as well, courtesy of my late father, and another wise old Malibu original, still among the living.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

“We have to come to an understanding about what it is we’re going to call,” he said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2023

As a culture, there’s so much serious business to sort through as people come to an understanding of who they are and how they want to be understood.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2022

It didn’t take special powers to read it: if you want to keep your position as Spirit Medium, I believe we should come to an understanding.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer