peace offering

Example Sentences

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Samir threw in the second cup of tea as a peace offering, with great apologies for his failure at brewing.

From Literature

He called A.J. as a character witnesses, and A.J. traveled to Washington with a peace offering for his father in their language of jokes.

From New York Times

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

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

Each spring, residents of this village tucked at the base of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes trek up to a cave near its crater to make a peace offering.

From Los Angeles Times