build a bridge
idiom
: to establish a relationship (as to foster understanding and appreciation of cultural differences)
They hope to build a bridge between the two cultures.
Examples of build a bridge in a Sentence
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To say that bike lanes should wait until there are sufficient numbers of riders asking for it is akin to waiting to build a bridge until a number of folks drive into the river.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
In the final scenes of the play, Tony and Aoife have passed away and Rosemary struggles to build a bridge between herself and the flighty, noncommittal Anthony.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
The team will now attempt to modify Stern and Gerlach’s century-old setup to probe the nature of gravity — and perhaps build a bridge between the two pillars of modern physics.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Non-Scripted Entertainment A Ponte – The Bridge Brasil Warner Bros. Discovery / Endemol Shine Brasil
Brazil
12 participants isolated in the wilderness have 20 days to get to know each other and build a bridge that will take them to a treasure that awaits on the other side of a river.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
The Interstate Bridge team must build a bridge that allows ships to pass under it, as well as products manufactured by several local companies located upstream.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
My job is to build a bridge between my work and someone who may not be trained in the sciences.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
The Town Council formally accepted $8.4 million to eliminate the at-grade crossing and build a bridge over the railroad across on Kennedy Avenue, which is part of phase one of the project to extend the road south to U.S. 30.
—Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
But with the economy suffering after the 2008 financial crisis, Italians had grown weary of empty rhetoric, such as his 20-year-old promises to build a bridge between Sicily and the Italian mainland.
—Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 12 June 2023
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
In the final scenes of the play, Tony and Aoife have passed away and Rosemary struggles to build a bridge between herself and the flighty, noncommittal Anthony.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2024
The team will now attempt to modify Stern and Gerlach’s century-old setup to probe the nature of gravity — and perhaps build a bridge between the two pillars of modern physics.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
Non-Scripted Entertainment A Ponte – The Bridge Brasil Warner Bros. Discovery / Endemol Shine Brasil
Brazil
12 participants isolated in the wilderness have 20 days to get to know each other and build a bridge that will take them to a treasure that awaits on the other side of a river.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
The Interstate Bridge team must build a bridge that allows ships to pass under it, as well as products manufactured by several local companies located upstream.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
My job is to build a bridge between my work and someone who may not be trained in the sciences.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
The Town Council formally accepted $8.4 million to eliminate the at-grade crossing and build a bridge over the railroad across on Kennedy Avenue, which is part of phase one of the project to extend the road south to U.S. 30.
—Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
But with the economy suffering after the 2008 financial crisis, Italians had grown weary of empty rhetoric, such as his 20-year-old promises to build a bridge between Sicily and the Italian mainland.
—Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 12 June 2023
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