How to Use thrash out in a Sentence

thrash out

verb
  • McNeil travelled to complete a medical, terms were thrashed out and a deal sheet was submitted.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Washington and Tehran announced a ceasefire ​last month but have been struggling to thrash out a permanent ​peace pact.
    Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
  • For others, the damage was not as bad as expected, with some able to thrash out deals before his deadline, and others hopeful of striking one in the future.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
  • On Tuesday, his representatives met with senior figures to try to thrash out a solution, one way or the other.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Those are issues being thrashed out as countries appear to be investing in capabilities that can take out or disrupt other spacecraft.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Sources here in Cannes say most are expecting a deal to be thrashed out, and many are questioning how more M&A will impact the market going forward.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The pandemic campaign of 2020 and the Biden in hiding campaign of 2024 have suppressed a number of fights Democrats need to thrash out.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With hindsight, when a deal to take the Frenchman to St James’ Park looked possible just before Liverpool enquired about Isak, all sides should have thrashed out a deal.
    Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • America’s United Soccer League (USL) is getting closer to thrashing out a new collective bargaining agreement with its players.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Dodik had been sanctioned by the US for flouting the Dayton Peace Agreement, which was painstakingly thrashed out in Ohio in 1995 to end the Bosnian War.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But Russian President Vladimir Putin may balk at some of the proposals thrashed out by officials from Washington, Kyiv and Western Europe, including postwar security guarantees for Ukraine.
    CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

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