mollifying

Example Sentences

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Bezos rejected claims that he declined an endorsement to Harris in hopes of mollifying Trump, although he acknowledged that his web of business interests would always present appearances of potential conflicts of interest.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

It’s a great character moment for Danvers, who has been more comfortable than Navarro in mollifying the powers-that-be.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The move was seen by many as one of several concessions aimed at mollifying the angry crowds and, at the same time, an attempt to end Nazarbayev’s patronage.

From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2022

Aside from mollifying Western observers, Khomeini was probably trying to reassure his liberal allies in the revolution against the shah, which included a vast number of active and vocal women.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

“Someday soon, you find that fair one,” she said in mollifying tones.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson