How to Use reconcile in a Sentence

reconcile

verb
  • It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.
  • Got punished for a mistake and couldn't reconcile that by the end of the game.
    The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • And that’s the trick, certainly as an actor, is to try to reconcile all of that.
    Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • In its report, TMZ said the couple tried to reconcile but failed.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 17 July 2023
  • Those years are now ending, and a crusty but caring Cyrus wants to reconcile.
    The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The bills would need to be reconciled before being sent to the governor’s desk.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Angelina has reconciled with Nicole and now with Deena in last week’s episode.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Trevor's attempt to reconcile turned out to be a 55-hour ordeal for Alisa.
    Iris Carreras, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Such strong words can be hard to reconcile with Gavin’s soft-spoken presence.
    Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Iran's biggest fear if the Arabs reconcile with Israelis.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • There is a third trend, though, that can help reconcile these two conflicting movements: the growth of solar.
    Chris Hopper, Fortune, 3 July 2023
  • Back in New Orleans, the team reunites, and Christmas and Gina reconcile.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The two sides appeared to reconcile after two years of tough relations.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
  • For Berry’s memoir is one of growth and self-discovery, of attempting to reconcile her fear with the larger world.
    Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Jamil tries a new tactic with some inmates while Brittany reconciles with her roomie.
    oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
  • For more than three weeks, leaders from the House and Senate have been in closed-door talks to reconcile different versions of the budget each chamber passed.
    Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • The two chambers will have to reconcile their bills before sending the final version to Lee’s desk, according to the Tennessean.
    Annabelle Timsit, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The pair made their red-carpet debut in 2017, and split briefly before reconciling a few months later.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Somers did reconcile with Ritter before his death, and then with DeWitt on her online talk show.
    Lindsey Bahr, TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
  • What’s hard to reconcile is that Tom is utterly charmless.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The other factor at play has been how to reconcile Wilkins’ salary with Zach Sieler’s salary and how much overall to allocate at the position.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The moon�s clash with Mercury forces you to reconcile a personal prejudice.
    USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • After that, Youngkin can use his line-item veto, and the General Assembly will have to return to reconcile any changes.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
  • De La Cruz reportedly broke things off that May and then reconciled in 2017 before calling it quits for good.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In the interim, Felker sobered up, reconciled with his wife, welcomed two children, and put in some time working cattle on a friend’s Texas ranch.
    Jon Freeman, Spin, 24 Aug. 2023
  • How are you supposed to reconcile those two observances?
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Small was also at pains to emphasize the limits of what technology could do to reconcile the past.
    Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • The differences in the two spending bills now must be reconciled by House and Senate negotiators.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • After Cardi filed for divorce in 2020, the couple reconciled a few months later.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2024
  • My wife is pressuring me to partake in the perilous voyage of reconciling with her daughters.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023

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