peace offering

noun

: a gift or service for the purpose of procuring peace or reconciliation

Examples of peace offering in a Sentence

After our last argument, I sent her flowers as a peace offering.
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The book was a peace offering of sorts, and over lunch, the two men talked about old times and old wounds. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025 Ahead of Colbert's cancellation, Paramount settled a defamation lawsuit with the president, a move viewed by some as a peace offering meant to improve the chances of a merger with Skydance Media before the FCC. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 July 2025 Swerve gave Hangman his chain back in a peace offering, and Hangman lynched Jon Moxley with the chain. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social Network ends with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) refreshing the friend request of an ex-girlfriend, a pathetic and modern attempt at a peace offering as the movie tracks him through two contentious lawsuits. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace offering

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peace offering was circa 1607

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“Peace offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20offering. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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