split the difference

phrase

: to arrive at a compromise

Examples of split the difference in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 15-year sentence split the difference between Weinstein’s attorneys asking for a 9-year sentence and prosecutors seeking a 20-year sentence. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

The model split the difference, and the buyer got neither story. — Andrew Kokes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Faced with the choice between detention and release, judges have increasingly used electronic monitoring as a third option to split the difference. — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Well-meaning observers want to split the difference between the sayable and unsayable. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for split the difference

• indifference