How to Use bury the hatchet in a Sentence

bury the hatchet

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  • The two buried the hatchet on one of Newton’s platforms months later.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
  • While Cohen has painted the discussion as just two men burying the hatchet, making up is in both of their best interests.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cyndi Lauper wants to bury the hatchet with Steven Spielberg over the Goonies theme song and music video.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • Panthea takes the opportunity to bring Amanda her purse and try to bury the hatchet and, strangely, this is the only moment that Amanda really raises her voice.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Royal insiders told RadarOnline that the meeting may have been motivated less by a desire to bury the hatchet and more by mounting financial pressures.
    Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026
  • Despite being estranged from his and Kate’s birth father, Oliver admitted to having buried the hatchet with his bio-dad in 2018 on Watch What Happens Live.
    Brianna Zigler, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

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