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

They were not, in the main, mollified by the answers she was giving.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2025

Theodora’s friend, mollified and contrite, was delighted to see Theodora back so soon; Luke took himself off to Paris, where his aunt fervently hoped he would stay for a while.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson