Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

reconcile

[rek-uhn-sahyl] / ˈrɛk ənˌsaɪl /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“The movie was about a family going through a crisis, about this kid trying to find trying to find his community and trying to reconcile with his family,” Kirk said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

That indicates analysts are treating the middle of the income statement as a plug to reconcile the top and bottom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Beneath the flags, opposition lawmaker Patricia Stephenson told AFP the government's position was increasingly difficult to reconcile.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“She has helped me quite a bit reconcile letting go of what I thought my career trajectory was going to be and embracing a new one,” Hodge said.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

As we’ll see, a writer must constantly reconcile the two sides of word order: a code for information, and a sequence of mental events.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

There is nothing that reconciles those two decisions through any logic or law.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2026

With key data blacked out by the government shutdown, officials lacked the usual information that often reconciles differences.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

More like a short story, recounting the evening from Hart’s point of view as he reconciles with the fact that his former creative partner Richard Rodgers has created a hit with Oscar Hammerstein.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Meanwhile, back in Cousins, Massachusetts, Jeremiah ends up with Denise and reconciles with his dad.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

Who reconciles the erring son in prison with his mother and father?

From The Nation Behind Prison Bars by George L. (George Lewis) Herr

Graham reconciled their relationship and backed his re-election bid.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

On the semicentennial Fourth of July, having reconciled, both men die.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Farnum said that Negron and Hutton reconciled last year after decades of estrangement.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

He soon would start to ask whether “the collection of secret intelligence” could be reconciled “with the democratic ideals of a free and open society.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

My hope for this country: An ambitious strategy towards reconciling ourselves to the planet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

“When heirs cannot reach a unanimous decision, the executor’s role becomes pivotal. Executors are tasked with reconciling conflicts,” Hancock Whitney adds.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

The exercises are another step toward reconciling the one-time adversaries.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

"Nuclear power is key to reconciling both independence -- and thus energy sovereignty -- with decarbonisation, and thus carbon neutrality," Macron said.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

The scientific problem that engrossed Fisher also involved reconciling biology’s “mind” with its “eye.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




Vocabulary lists containing reconcile


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training