How to Use common ground in a Sentence

common ground

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  • Hunters and environmentalists found common ground in their opposition to the new law.
  • 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
  • But the strange bedfellows were happy to have the common ground.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
  • And that's a way that people in this country could have some more common ground.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • My instinct is to get along, to compromise, and to find common ground.
    — Jay Cost, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
  • That common ground could be the key to achieving a detente when the two leaders meet Wednesday.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In our view, both sides have ample reasons to find common ground.
    — Chris Bataille, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Finding common ground can be hard work, but the results are always worth it.
    — Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But Lankford was nonetheless able to walk through areas of common ground in the talks.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Hurricane Ian and a failure to find common ground have delayed talks for months now.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The building’s woes have even helped Obama and Trump health officials find common ground.
    — Samantha Latson, Washington Post, 29 July 2023
  • After 15 months in her role, Tolia said she’s been introduced to a new way of thinking and has found common ground.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Know and feel when the other side isn’t prepared to really create common ground.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • Despite the major differences, there is some common ground between the two bills.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 28 July 2023
  • Ahead, discover three that have all found common ground in this approach.
    — Annie Tomlin, Allure, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Some sought to reach out to those in high-crime areas, while others pushed to bring people and police officers to a common ground.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022
  • As the twin strikes stretch into September, pressure is building on both sides to find common ground.
    — Meg James and Wendy Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Despite the differences in opinion, the women found common ground.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Now Youngkin must shake off the arena loss and find common ground with the very legislators who killed it to get a state spending plan passed by the time the fiscal year ends June 30.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In Kwenders’ dream of the world, music is as much a bridge to common ground as a channel for radical self-expression.
    — Jonathan Zwickel, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
  • By Thursday at lunch time, the producers and writers were finding common ground.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • McCarthy emerged from the White House confab with optimistic lines about the potential for common ground.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Two extremes finding common ground and making their world a better place through it.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Variety, 28 July 2023
  • Hagerman’s goal was to create a safe, judgment free place where people could find common ground while having fun.
    — Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 July 2022
  • What comes across clearest is the din itself, a crescendo of partisanship in a realm that might’ve yielded common ground.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Fans of thrash metal, folk rock, punk, and hill country blues will be able to find common ground this month in helping to fund support for people with cancer.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Murphy also praised Cornyn and Tillis, who both are strong supporters of gun rights, for their willingness to join him to find common ground on the issue.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022
  • Ken Cheung, chief Asian foreign exchange strategist at Mizuho Bank, said the meeting was a positive sign that the two sides were keen to find common ground.
    — Laura He, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022

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