How to Use common ground in a Sentence

common ground

noun
  • Hunters and environmentalists found common ground in their opposition to the new law.
  • Since then, the two sides have found more common ground.
    Rebecca Souw, Variety, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Is there any way to fix that or come to common ground on that?
    CBS News, 28 June 2020
  • Here are the areas where the new poll found common ground.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
  • Pull away from the extremes and try to find common ground.
    WSJ, 12 Nov. 2020
  • In some countries, common ground with the U.S. is not hard to find.
    Suyin Haynes, Time, 11 June 2020
  • Still, the men kept speaking and soon found common ground.
    Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022
  • Wright said the shop provided a place for the two sides to find common ground.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2022
  • The good of these children should be common ground for us.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 24 May 2021
  • But the sides might not find common ground on a package.
    Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Try to come to some common ground and just figure it out.
    Charli Penn, Essence, 30 June 2021
  • The goal: find even the tiniest sliver of common ground.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Here are some things that might help: Find common ground.
    Essence, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Both sides need to find common ground on the length and value of the contract, one source added.
    Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Now comes the next moment of truth: Finding common ground on the future of the league.
    oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But the strange bedfellows were happy to have the common ground.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
  • All of us need to take a step back and listen to each other and find where is the common ground.
    oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2020
  • But the siblings couldn’t find common ground on the topic of Michelle’s pre-Barack love life.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Keep finding ways to build bridges and find common ground.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The best way to connect and find common ground is through stories.
    Ellevate, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • That was common ground, rich and fertile on both sides.
    Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
  • And that's a way that people in this country could have some more common ground.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time Hawley and Sanders have found common ground on an issue.
    Sarah Hansen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Hey, Doc: The Guardians have approached Bieber in the past about extensions, but the two sides couldn’t find common ground.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Thursday wasn't the first time Sanders appeared to find common ground with Musk.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • With plenty of common ground, these two signs mesh well.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
  • At the time, the two disparate groups were attempting to find common ground.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Politicians on either side of the aisle found rare common ground.
    Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
  • There are years of back-and-forth discussions and collaborations to find common ground.
    Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Then there’s Jordan, who leads as identical twins, Smoke and Stack, whose contrasting demeanors are powered by the common ground of love and loyalty.
    Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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