mollifying

Example Sentences

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But if you can get on its wavelength, there’s a mollifying charm to Travolta’s debut.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

That includes mollifying the person who made her vice president, thus vaulting Harris to top-tier status should she run again.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

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

Aside from mollifying Western observers, Khomeini was probably trying to reassure his liberal allies in the revolution against the shah, which included a vast number of active and vocal women.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

When the children had faded silently out of the kitchen, Lillian spoke to her husband in a mollifying, supplicating tone.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy