mollifying
Example Sentences
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This is evidently quite appealing, or mollifying, to many audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But if you can get on its wavelength, there’s a mollifying charm to Travolta’s debut.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
That includes mollifying the person who made her vice president, thus vaulting Harris to top-tier status should she run again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
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
Chamberlin was startled to see that Holmes’s false warmth seemed to be mollifying the creditors.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
