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

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

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

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