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olive-branch English

Meaning olive-branch meaning

What does olive-branch mean?

olive-branch

To extend an olive branch; to make a peace offering; to attempt to restore peaceful relations.

Synonyms olive-branch synonyms

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How do I use olive-branch in a sentence?

Simple sentences

An olive branch symbolizes peace.

Movie subtitles

The olive branch!
They're carrying the olive branch.
She came bearing the olive branch.
She's no dove with an olive branch.

News and current affairs

Extending an olive branch to Russia will have little or no voter appeal in most EU countries, and Putin's efforts to retain power de facto if not de jure after Medvedev wins his likely victory next March are certain to make matters worse.
Arafat never grew beyond the man who appeared at the United Nations decades ago with both an olive branch and a gun.
But, instead of accepting China's olive branch, Koizumi implemented a more nationalistic agenda, including annual visits to the Yasukuni Shine, which is regarded as a symbol of Japanese militarism by Japan's neighbors.
They have since been restarted, an olive branch sent to the Obama administration by China's government.

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