mollifying

Example Sentences

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But if you can get on its wavelength, there’s a mollifying charm to Travolta’s debut.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

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

What if Reykdal, a person of considerable smarts and energy, used those traits to rally teachers and parents, rather than mollifying legislators as more kids leave public education for private- and home-schooling?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

“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