How to Use bury the hatchet in a Sentence

bury the hatchet

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  • The two buried the hatchet on one of Newton’s platforms months later.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
  • While Cohen has painted the discussion as just two men burying the hatchet, making up is in both of their best interests.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cyndi Lauper wants to bury the hatchet with Steven Spielberg over the Goonies theme song and music video.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • Now, the king and queen apparently want to bury the hatchet with Harry and Meghan—but the same can’t be said for Prince William.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Panthea takes the opportunity to bring Amanda her purse and try to bury the hatchet and, strangely, this is the only moment that Amanda really raises her voice.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Royal insiders told RadarOnline that the meeting may have been motivated less by a desire to bury the hatchet and more by mounting financial pressures.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026
  • Despite being estranged from his and Kate’s birth father, Oliver admitted to having buried the hatchet with his bio-dad in 2018 on Watch What Happens Live.
    — Brianna Zigler, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

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