appeasement

Example Sentences

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For one thing, her girl’s request to get a hamster and Linda’s weary appeasement just rings all too true.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

As Darcy observed in an earlier Status scoop, insiders view Thompson’s move as an appeasement offering to the returning president.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025

In the late ’60s, the school decided to sanction the event as a safety measure, setting aside old furniture in some kind of appeasement scheme that didn’t always tame the chaos.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

“I am saying now that I am going to work for appeasement, for conditions that will allow the country to be peaceful … let’s all hold inclusive discussions before we go to elections,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The picture is not unlike Egypt today, where the government in Cairo keeps power by a combination of tactics, including management of local religious authorities that swerves between heavy-handed intimidation and cynical appeasement.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro