How to Use common ground in a Sentence

common ground

noun
  • Hunters and environmentalists found common ground in their opposition to the new law.
  • At their core, sports and art share common ground.
    — Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • So, there’s some kind of common ground there.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • But the best of the best find ways to get to common ground.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Is there any way to fix that or come to common ground on that?
    — CBS News, 28 June 2020
  • Finding common ground isn't just a skill for the new kid.
    — Bob Gardner, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Then again, the two sides can find common ground when there is money to be made.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The best way to connect and find common ground is through stories.
    — Ellevate, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • But perhaps there is more common ground between us than meets the eye.
    — Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Wes Moore, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
  • But who are also willing to find common ground and fix things in our state.
    — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some of them might just be looking for common ground on which to converse.
    — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Politicians on either side of the aisle found rare common ground.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
  • And above all, Jesse always saw common ground.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Wright said the shop provided a place for the two sides to find common ground.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 18 July 2022
  • Instead, there’s a void where the two of us can meet and maybe — maybe — find common ground.
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 24 Dec. 2018
  • Even payers and providers are starting to search for common ground.
    — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But the question is whether the two sides can find common ground on money.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The hunger for common ground was never the problem.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • And that's a way that people in this country could have some more common ground.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The most freeing and cruel truth is there is no common ground, not for any of us.
    — Jen Gann, The Cut, 28 June 2018
  • So there's that kind of common ground and connection.
    — Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There’s still work to do to find a common ground in terms of tone and creative freedom.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The two sides have failed to find common ground, and clubs’ broadcast revenue is at risk.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 May 2025
  • In many ways, fandom creates rare common ground.
    — Steve Milton, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Both sides need to find common ground on the length and value of the contract, one source added.
    — Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • All of us need to take a step back and listen to each other and find where is the common ground.
    — oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2020
  • So now there’s talk of finding common ground in New York.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Bettis said Dart and Carter need to find common ground.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Each man had taken the measure of the other and found common ground.
    — Jonathan W. Jordan, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • An Oval Office trap, or space for common ground?
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025

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