overtures of

Frequency: 6.78.9 per million words

Used to specify the nature of the friendly approach, e.g., 'overtures of friendship'.

overtureNOUN + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • They made initial overtures of friendship to their new neighbors.
  • The rebel group made tentative overtures of peace to the government.
  • She spurned his persistent overtures of love and devotion.
  • After years of silence, there were finally overtures of reconciliation.
  • The board rejected all overtures of cooperation from the competing firm.
  • He offered the rare book as an overture of goodwill.
  • The two small parties made overtures of alliance before the election.
  • We were surprised by their sudden overtures of support during the crisis.
  • The president's address included several overtures of unity to the opposition.
  • The ambassador made quiet overtures of diplomacy to resolve the border dispute.