olive branch

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the last few months have also seen Washington and Delhi offering an olive branch to each other.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Lewis of PLATracker suggested the lull could serve as an olive branch signaling a desire for stability ahead of Xi’s meeting with Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Strangely, he also wanted the track to be an olive branch to Metallica.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

And an olive branch came ahead of the meeting, when Colombia abruptly agreed to accept US deportation flights on Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Somehow the olive branch she’d extended had turned into a snake and bitten her.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs