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

Captain Cristian Romero's flying last-minute header salvaged a point for the visitors at Turf Moor but it was not enough to placate frustrated fans.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 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

He tried to placate me, he made all the right noises, he told me it was probably a load of rubbish anyway.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins