placate

Example Sentences

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And she has one of the best laugh lines in the movie when she bats her eyes at the baddies and tries to placate them with, “You guys seem like good people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

That code was broken this weekend after the government announced it would release "a large number" of prisoners in an apparent gesture to placate Washington.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Some preferred to mix repression with cosmetic reforms that might placate the protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

In an apparent attempt to placate Burundi's fears, the M23 said it had "no sights beyond our national borders".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

A second draft interim constitution in August gave greater powers to the regions, but this did not placate either Chief Buthelezi or the Conservative Party.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela