friendly overture

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

Refers to a friendly approach or proposal made to establish a relationship.

overtureADJECTIVE + NOUN

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friendly

Examples (10)

  • He made friendly overtures to the new people next door.
  • The company made a friendly overture to its main competitor regarding a potential merger.
  • Despite their past differences, she decided to respond to his friendly overture.
  • The diplomat's friendly overtures helped ease the tension between the two nations.
  • It's often hard to tell if a friendly overture is sincere or just polite.
  • They rejected every friendly overture we made to resolve the conflict.
  • A friendly overture can be the first step toward a lasting partnership.
  • The neighbors exchanged friendly overtures over the garden fence.
  • The government is waiting for a friendly overture from the opposition party.
  • He was surprised by the friendly overture from someone he barely knew.