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

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

Antetokounmpo made both free throws to extend the Bucks’ lead to 95-88, then Harrell and Antetokounmpo slapped hands in an apparent peace offering before Milwaukee’s ensuing inbounds pass.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

As a peace offering, I pull out my bottle of hand sanitizer and offer her a squirt.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty