agree to disagree

phrase

variants or chiefly British agree to differ
: to agree not to argue anymore about a difference of opinion
He likes golf and his wife likes tennis, so when it comes to sports, they have agreed to disagree.

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Unless the two of you can agree to disagree, take her up on her offer. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2025 Reasonable people can agree to disagree if Dubas made the correct call to keep Rakell. Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025 But Europe and the United States can agree to disagree while respecting each other’s core sensitivities, mostly those related to defense and security. Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025 At this, Tori attempts to rationally reason with her former friend, asking to agree to disagree on their feud and leave it in the past. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024 The great news about living in the United States is that we are supposed to be able to agree to disagree. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024 Until then, though, the Americans and British will just have to agree to disagree about the SNL Oasis sketch. Callum Booth, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

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“Agree to disagree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agree%20to%20disagree. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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