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
Their existence was a peace offering to the affluent communities above — Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point and Medina — that worried about increased noise and traffic.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
Sadie placed the Snickers in his palm like a peace offering and waited, staring at the carpet.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
