conciliatory
Example Sentences
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"Others may feel that we should simply keep quiet about this and try to be conciliatory, because of the United States' aggressiveness toward Greenland."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Modi had been more conciliatory in his vertical video shared on Instagram after the protest had ended.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Jair Bolsonaro has always had a more direct, spontaneous and, often, more impulsive style. Flávio naturally has a calmer, more conciliatory manner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
El-Sayed admits he can be cocky, and the result called for an immediate conciliatory tone to welcome skeptical Stevens voters.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Well, it apparendy makes some difference to Headquarters,” he answered in a conciliatory tone.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing conciliatory
Power Prefix: con-
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The Crucible
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