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 population are demanding that our team extend and go to other places and pacify," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

It starts with Lamar rapping quickly but calmly over a smooth-jazz backdrop, taunting, “I make music that electrify ’em, you make music that pacify ’em.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

“Shall I tell her, sir? She’s been demanding to see someone in authority for a long time. The conductor’s been trying to pacify her.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie