Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

mollify

[mol-uh-fahy] / ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

A cut is widely expected later this month – but is highly unlikely to be large enough to mollify the president.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de Maupassant.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

“I’ll get them later,” he said to mollify me, then slammed the door.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




Vocabulary lists containing mollify


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "mollify" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com