pacify

I don't think we should expect to pacify the crowd, that might not be possible.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

There’s a mercenary quality to the more ostentatious looks; they please crowds or pacify them for long enough to compel closer listening to the intricacies of her music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025

A Kenyan court blocked a U.N.-backed plan to deploy the country’s officers to help pacify violence on Haiti’s streets.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

Local officials said police would investigate the incident, in an attempt to pacify the villagers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023

Cutting my father out of our lives to pacify Abel, that was her choice.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

“People are saying, ‘Let’s give our peculiar new king a chance,’ while the prospect of an election pacifies a lot of the frustration and rage that people would otherwise feel.”

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

“The best that can be expected under the circumstances,” with a wan smile, should suffice, as it pacifies the audience without exaggerating the truth.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2021

Nov. 8 is his “Groundhog Day,” on endless repeat, in a way that pleases and pacifies him.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2017

“Is it really something that pacifies? Or is it something that drives apart?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2016

But time pacifies everything to the glory of the dynasty and the profit of Egypt.”

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander

“What catches on is completely unpredictable, there’s almost a mysterious alchemy to it. What’s clear is this: The regime hasn’t pacified them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

“I have faith that very soon all this region is going to be pacified and brotherhood and concord will return,” he said during a recent visit to La Concordia to inaugurate a new bridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

Was it a barely pacified, muddy hut-filled foggy rock on the edge of the known world or a fully paid-up member of the imperial fan club?

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2021

“When I saw how this tool pacified him, I was like, holy smokes, this is incredible,” said Cook County Sheriff’s Police Sgt.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2021

“No, cookie, no, cookie, no, no, no!” said Boots, way past the point of being pacified.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

If the Fed is otherwise confident in its bank-liquidity regulations, there’s no obvious reason pacifying the overnight lending market should be a policy concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

“Priests and pastors and members of all the churches have participated, helped in pacifying the country. I think it is very good,” López Obrador said the day after the existence of the negotiations was revealed.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

Shetty’s voice, as you might expect from a meditation expert, is extremely pacifying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Lasso is pushing a plan to reduce prison violence, which includes pacifying gangs, pardoning criminals in special cases, repatriating foreign prisoners, and legal reform.

From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2021

His pacifying voice— “Momma, she—” “You shut up, Ju. I’m talking to your sister.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou