have common ground

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

To possess shared interests, beliefs, or opinions with someone.

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Examples (10)

  • Despite their different backgrounds, they have a surprising amount of common ground.
  • We discovered we had common ground in our shared love for classical music.
  • The two political parties have very little common ground on the issue of tax reform.
  • Do you think we have enough common ground to build a successful partnership?
  • I hope the new team members will have some common ground to foster collaboration.
  • Having common ground with your neighbors can make community living much more pleasant.
  • If they had more common ground, their negotiations might have been more successful.
  • It's crucial for the merger that both companies have significant common ground in their corporate values.
  • It's amazing how much common ground we have, considering we grew up in different countries.
  • Although the debate started contentiously, they realized they had common ground on fundamental principles.