compromise

Example Sentences

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These are tough sights to put in a film, tougher still to thread them to a notion of personal compromise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

What were the other compromise approaches along the way?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

"You're actually having to compromise a wee bit on the actual facilities at some places," he explained.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Meutya said over the weekend there would be "no room for compromise regarding compliance".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

If this plan of compromise does not take place,” Jefferson warned, “I fear one infinitely worse.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis