How to Use agreement in a Sentence

agreement

noun
  • I thought we had an agreement.
  • He signed an agreement to buy the property.
  • They have been unable to reach agreement about how to achieve reform.
  • Any changes to the plan require the agreement of everyone involved.
  • There is wide agreement on this issue.
  • He has to return the property under the terms of an agreement he has with the original owner.
  • Their agreement expires next year.
  • George was asked, is the goal for both sides to come to an agreement on a deal?
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The plea agreement calls for Austin to serve eight years and six months in prison.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2022
  • If there is no agreement, sell the home on the open market.
    — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The agreement must include an end date, the law states.
    — Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The plea is part of a larger agreement to plead guilty to state charges as well.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The terms of the agreement include a first look deal for Banijay Rights.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The terms of his plea agreement called for up to 10 years in federal prison.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Elliott and the front office have time to reach an agreement.
    — Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the case, signed off on the agreement at the hearing.
    — Stefan Becket, Clare Hymes, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • For Delta, the agreement is a bit of a PR win in a challenging summer.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2024
  • None of that was included in the basic agreement that was signed May 30.
    — Rick Maese, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • The agreement is set to expire in days, and Turkey hosted talks last week to keep it alive.
    — Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • Somerville is now in the seventh year of a 10-year agreement with the university, which rents the building from the town.
    — Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
  • This will likely be a battle when the House and Senate have to come to a final agreement.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Once the agreement is in place, extradition could take between a day and a week, the colonel said.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 May 2023
  • The only content that was announced at the time the agreement was struck, the court said, were for those seasons, each with ten episodes.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Quebec entered a plea agreement this month for three years in prison.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The agreement marks a potential victory for the White House.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Running afoul of the agreement is punishable with a fine.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
  • Hanwha puts its share of that agreement at $2.4 billion, its largest contract for the K9.
    — Gawon Bae, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Regardless of a lack of agreement, both the county and district share the same mission, Franklin said.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Most captives have been released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.
    — Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025

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