How to Use trilateral in a Sentence

trilateral

adjective
  • The comments cast further doubt on prospects for talks to modernize the trilateral...
    Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2018
  • This is meant to show Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow that the trilateral alliance is intact.
    Josh Rogin, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Monday’s talks were the fifth trilateral meeting among countries that stand on opposing sides of the conflict.
    Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
  • And, in a sign of that deepened cooperation, the two will join with the United States for a trilateral naval exercise in July.
    chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
  • In all eight summits held since their inception in 2005, there has been a trilateral press conference.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • To do so, the U.S. should organize a trilateral summit of the foreign and defense ministers to meet as soon as possible.
    Michael Mazza, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2017
  • China has also been in long-running talks with Japan and South Korea on a trilateral trade partnership.
    Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 26 July 2019
  • If trilateral strategic nuclear arms control is of interest, the three countries will have to start from scratch.
    Ankit Panda, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2019
  • So, the- Chuck Todd: Wait a minute, trilateral commission?!
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 5 Dec. 2018
  • At the meeting, the three heads of government will discuss trilateral issues that bind their nations, and try to resolve both lingering and emerging points of tension.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The allies have vowed to further trilateral cooperation in the face of North Korea’s growing threat.
    Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022
  • But the chamber, Gianino said, wants to see three principles followed: Do no harm, move quickly and keep the agreement trilateral.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 16 May 2017
  • Israeli officials have talked for years about a trilateral pipeline to Europe.
    The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • Yet China also worries that the optics of a trilateral alignment with Russia and North Korea will limit its room to maneuver.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
  • The agreement is expected to help China, Japan and South Korea finally reach a trilateral free trade deal after years of struggling to bridge their differences.
    Elaine Kurtenbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2020
  • The snake exhibited the characteristic scale pattern of diamond and triangles in light and dark brown, and the trilateral head that inspires the common name fer-de-lance, or lancehead.
    Myles Karp, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expected to take a photo before heading into the trilateral meeting.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • As a result, the administration plans to publish as soon as Friday the draft of a Mexico-only deal that would replace the quarter-century-old trilateral bloc.
    Jacob M. Schlesinger, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Lavrov noted China’s concerns but said Russia is open to a trilateral arrangement.
    John Hudson, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Even after that, Japan and South Korea will still have access to each other’s intelligence through a trilateral agreement with America.
    The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Merkel instead is pushing for bilateral and trilateral deals to cope with short-term migration pressures.
    Fox News, 24 June 2018
  • Israel now holds annual trilateral summits with Greece and Cyprus, which have become its geographical conduits to the West.
    Aron Heller, The Seattle Times, 23 Jan. 2019
  • Canada is focused on maintaining a trilateral pact, the official said.
    Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 9 June 2018
  • This is a really contemporary take on organ trio, a trilateral commission of three equals.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 9 May 2017
  • Moon reiterated a goal to hold a trilateral summit with both Trump and Kim to officially end the Korean War if their meeting is successful.
    Fortune, 27 May 2018
  • In the past months alone, in addition to new tariffs against China, the Trump administration launched a new infrastructure working group as part of its trilateral discussions with India and Japan.
    Fatema Sumar, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Trump is not expected to announce a new round of talks, while plans for a trilateral meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were quickly scuttled.
    Gregg Carlstrom, The Atlantic, 22 May 2017
  • The effort to sustain the trilateral relationship won't be without challenges.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But, like all trilateral agreements there are unintended consequences that hurt the parties involved; and outright cheating that must be addressed.
    Jim Turner, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 May 2018
  • The other critical factor in trilateral relations going forward will be China.
    Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2023

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