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
Residents of Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, a village at the base of the Popocatépetl volcano, trek up to a cave near its gaping crater to make a peace offering.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 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
Finally, I take a step back and put on the face mask again as a peace offering, before leaning against the wall.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
