end a quarrel

Example Sentences

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A good joke can end a quarrel; a bad joke can get someone kicked out of the party.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2019

"But, monsieur, one cannot end a quarrel thus, without the risk of being laughed at."—"I know it."

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre

Who at Stanislas does not remember his proud and haughty attitude when a master vexed him in presence of his classmates, or interfered to end a quarrel in which his own self-respect was at stake?

From Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air by Sill, Louise Morgan

That is, in fact, the only way to end a quarrel completely and victoriously.

From The Social Principles of Jesus by Rauschenbusch, Walter

The Necessity for Some Standard on which Arbitrators may base Awards.—When a board of arbitration tries to do anything more than to end a quarrel, it must seek for some principle of justice.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates