10 example sentences using compromise.
Compromise used in a sentence
Compromise in a sentence as a noun
What came up was a wretched compromise, but at least it let us do our work.
I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.
Once the compromised site is restored, people visiting the link won't see what happened.
What the FBI isn't going to do is compromise sources and methods in a pressure cooker dragnet.
If they compromise their principles in exchange for 'market share', then they quite literally have no purpose.
Compromise in a sentence as a verb
The AMA is a messy political compromise to do exactly that.
You have to give the guy some credit; Stallman believes in the free software movement, fights for it, and refuses to compromise his rights or values.
If you're thinking of submitting a known compromised site to HN, consider instead submitting a third-party site which explains/documents the compromise.
If Monster Cable proceeds with litigation against me I will pursue the same merits-driven approach; I do not compromise with bullies and I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense than give you a dollar of unmerited settlement funds.
But a device that can run no compromise Office style apps, business apps, the millions of existing Windows apps in general... and then pick up and go with a nice touchscreen keyboard, touch UI, web browsing, etc... I know I've used the word a couple times but it's brilliant.
Compromise definitions
a middle way between two extremes
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
settle by concession
expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"