pacify

Example Sentences

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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

The industry has previously tried to pacify the public and regulators with promises that never materialized, he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

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

The celebration lasted for half an hour before they realized this was just a piece of wishful thinking someone had spread around to pacify them.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2023

“Prekrati!” the boy shouted at Grigori, lifting his hands to pacify him.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros