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olive branch

NOUN
  1. something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

How To Use olive branch In A Sentence

  • Problem is, they're too busy raising money for charity or building an electric bike to care that their dad is holding out an olive branch. The Sun
  • It's an olive branch sheathed like a blade, but it draws the largest applause of the night.
  • I choose never cease hold the olive branch to war's state.
  • Argentina offered the olive branch amid fears its aggressive behaviour over the islands will get it kicked out of the G20 group of leading nations. The Sun
  • After the wedding I swallowed my pride and offered her an olive branch - she snapped it in half. The Sun
  • Hoogie, whose new coiffed hairdo is a match for Thorpe's sweeping Eurotrash look, ripped the olive branch off his head after receiving his silver medal behind the Australian.
  • She was as wiry as a trimmed olive branch, and just as dark.
  • The victors of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece were awarded crowns made of olive branches.
  • The sis and I thought we'd do the noble thing and suggest we all meet for discussion, extend that olive branch, that family was too important to let things end like this.
  • We strongly recommend the Olive Branch for lunch, whether you are in a hurry or not.
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