mollify

Example Sentences

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Official L.A., anxious to mollify angry and frightened Angelenos, dropped the hammer on a plant near downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They have every reason to mollify the Hollywood crowd to extract full value from their merged empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

X in June sought to mollify the EU by adding a disclaimer to the checkmark.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

For tech companies and startups that had their business models walloped by high interest rates, it makes sense to make grandiose proclamations about A.I. that will mollify your investors.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

Then he added as if to mollify me, “I’ve promised to be there, and so I must.”

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi