mollified

Example Sentences

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The inequalities made many Scottish politicians pause, until their concerns were mollified by generous financial rewards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“Nvidia will likely exceed earnings expectations but the question is whether investors will be mollified or not,” she added.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

He ideally would like to bring Western nations along, yet they believe his hunger for peace outweighs his wish to ensure European leaders are mollified.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Nor is he mollified by the idea of moving everyone to a nearby lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Obviously we have one of those debates over whether the glass is half empty or half full; the increases that seem to have mollified many economists do not seem so impressive to me.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich