propitiatory
Example Sentences
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There was a brief Cabinet crisis, in which Premier Solh shuffled his ministers in a faintly propitiatory manner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ancestors are invoked who around her as she starts the propitiatory dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his hand the Governor held a paper; his usually austere face wore a slightly propitiatory expression, while the eyes he turned upon her, as slowly he entered the room, suggested a respite of differences.
From The Lady of the Mount by Frederic Stewart Isham
This is thought to have been a propitiatory offering to avert the evil influences exerted by that planet.
From Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people by George Bird Grinnell
The propitiatory offering might be anything from a bunch of cocoanuts covered with turmeric powder to a great feast.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
