How to Use reach a consensus in a Sentence

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• Each group was asked to reach a consensus on what the movies were about.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 June 2023
• In the end, the council delayed vote on the ordinance for one week to reach a consensus.
  — Margaret Kates | [e-mail], al, 26 Jan. 2023
• The goal is to reach a consensus on the best ideas and create a list of best practices for the relevant sales scenario.
  — Dayna Williams, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
• The Taliban boycotted the summit, which deprived it of the Afghan buy-in needed to reach a consensus.
  — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
• If their slim majorities in the House and Senate can’t reach a consensus on how to do it, the deal could collapse.
  — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
• The parties met again on Thursday but were unable to reach a consensus.
  — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 3 June 2021
• Though everyone agrees the stakes are high, states and the U.S. government have struggled to reach a consensus on what to do.
  — Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
• Instead, after a few days, the bees reach a consensus and all of them move to a single new location.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2011
• Consider how the team will raise up a pressing issue, or one that just can’t reach a consensus.
  — Mark Cruth, Quartz, 20 June 2023
• To avoid a prolonged stalemate, members will work until Nov. 9 to try to reach a consensus.
  — Bryce Baschuk, Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct. 2020
• The company and the government are supposed to reach a consensus, the agency said.
  — Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2020
• The inquiry comes at a crucial time for the House, which has not been able to reach a consensus on averting a government shutdown.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• At their first trial, the jury was unable to reach a consensus on the charges against the pair, triggering a mistrial.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2023
• Congress has been unable to reach a consensus on any of the 12 spending bills needed to fund the government for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
• Those involved have struggled to reach a consensus on how to approach either.
  — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2023
• Reporter Arpan Lobo explains more on the package of bills and what might happen if lawmakers can't reach a consensus.
  — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2024
• But the board could not reach a consensus on how to structure a group that would work to reimagine Alexandria schools’ relationship with police.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
• Democrats have been struggling to reach a consensus on a way forward following Trump’s return to the White House in January.
  — Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
• The Washington Post reported in February that the justices had failed to reach a consensus on the issue.
  — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• The agencies did not reach a consensus, though most have stated that the natural origins scenario is more likely.
  — Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
• No voting can happen at this meeting, since it has been advertised as only a workshop, but the board can reach a consensus.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• Several members of parliament staged a sit-in to pressure other factions to reach a consensus on the vote.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
• The letter from Roy highlights the difficult path for Republicans to reach a consensus.
  — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 May 2025
• That, in turn, will determine how much is available to all seven states in the Colorado River Compact, which is why the states are seeking to reach a consensus that won’t treat any one of them too harshly.
  — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
• Meanwhile, the Italian league's 20 clubs again failed to reach a consensus over where to sell its much more valuable domestic rights; the leading offer has been just short of the current contract's level.
  — Andrew Dampf, Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021
• Even experts struggle to reach a consensus on the best solutions to mitigate climate change.
  — Saira Mueller, CNN, 14 June 2024
• But the panel couldn’t reach a consensus as a single juror held out for lesser counts of voluntary manslaughter.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• An hour later, a second note arrived, informing the judge that the jurors were unable to reach a consensus.
  — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
• The bill can bounce back and forth between the two houses like a pinball to reach a consensus and a final version.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
• But the panel failed to reach a consensus, which freed the department to move forward with a proposal of its own design.
  — Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025