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

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

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