mollifying

Example Sentences

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It’s a great character moment for Danvers, who has been more comfortable than Navarro in mollifying the powers-that-be.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

What if Reykdal, a person of considerable smarts and energy, used those traits to rally teachers and parents, rather than mollifying legislators as more kids leave public education for private- and home-schooling?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

To get input on the selection of new president, Caruso introduced a strategy that had proved successful in mollifying neighbors about his mall projects: listening sessions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2022

The move was seen by many as one of several concessions aimed at mollifying the angry crowds and, at the same time, an attempt to end Nazarbayev’s patronage.

From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2022

Chamberlin was startled to see that Holmes’s false warmth seemed to be mollifying the creditors.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson