How to Use reconcile in a Sentence

reconcile

verb
  • It can be difficult to reconcile your ideals with reality.
  • The final bill still must be reconciled with the Senate and could change.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • In trying to reconcile, grandparents sometimes plead that grandchildren need grandparents, which can be true.
    Susan Adcox, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • Got punished for a mistake and couldn't reconcile that by the end of the game.
    The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • And that’s the trick, certainly as an actor, is to try to reconcile all of that.
    Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • In its report, TMZ said the couple tried to reconcile but failed.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 17 July 2023
  • Those years are now ending, and a crusty but caring Cyrus wants to reconcile.
    The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The bills would need to be reconciled before being sent to the governor’s desk.
    Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The couple reconciled in 2021 and wed the following year.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
  • The latter is what Penelope must reconcile with in part 2.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 3 June 2024
  • Angelina has reconciled with Nicole and now with Deena in last week’s episode.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Trevor's attempt to reconcile turned out to be a 55-hour ordeal for Alisa.
    Iris Carreras, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The madness of such doings in a setting this splendid is hard to reconcile.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Such strong words can be hard to reconcile with Gavin’s soft-spoken presence.
    Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The Dickey Betts who showed up was older and frailer than ever, but seemed to have reconciled with his past and demons.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
  • Iran's biggest fear if the Arabs reconcile with Israelis.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • There is a third trend, though, that can help reconcile these two conflicting movements: the growth of solar.
    Chris Hopper, Fortune, 3 July 2023
  • Back in New Orleans, the team reunites, and Christmas and Gina reconcile.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
  • At the time Kobe bought the sentimental gift, the pair had reconciled after calling off their plans to divorce in 2013.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The two sides appeared to reconcile after two years of tough relations.
    Rob Schmitz, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
  • For Berry’s memoir is one of growth and self-discovery, of attempting to reconcile her fear with the larger world.
    Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
  • They can’t be reconciled with the offerings that came before.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
  • Jamil tries a new tactic with some inmates while Brittany reconciles with her roomie.
    oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2023
  • For more than three weeks, leaders from the House and Senate have been in closed-door talks to reconcile different versions of the budget each chamber passed.
    Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • As Axios noted at the time, Vance faces a challenge reconciling his populist rhetoric and VC roots.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 15 July 2024
  • The two chambers will have to reconcile their bills before sending the final version to Lee’s desk, according to the Tennessean.
    Annabelle Timsit, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The pair made their red-carpet debut in 2017, and split briefly before reconciling a few months later.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Somers did reconcile with Ritter before his death, and then with DeWitt on her online talk show.
    Lindsey Bahr, TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
  • What’s hard to reconcile is that Tom is utterly charmless.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The other factor at play has been how to reconcile Wilkins’ salary with Zach Sieler’s salary and how much overall to allocate at the position.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024

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