peace offering
Example Sentences
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Although authorities usually warn against feeding wild birds, Prof Kaplan suggests leaving a peace offering like a little bit of bread or meat to win the magpies' favour.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023
When riots threatened as Ms. Komara was growing up, her mother would cook big pots of food as a peace offering.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023
Their existence was a peace offering to the affluent communities above — Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point and Medina — that worried about increased noise and traffic.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023
He’s contemplating whether to bring muffins to people on both sides of the square, a kind of Red Truck peace offering.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023
It was Mother who decided to contribute most of the flock for feeding the village, like a peace offering.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
