pacify

Example Sentences

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There’s a mercenary quality to the more ostentatious looks; they please crowds or pacify them for long enough to compel closer listening to the intricacies of her music.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

He also accuses the Canadian star of selling out, saying he only makes music to "pacify" fans.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

The industry has previously tried to pacify the public and regulators with promises that never materialized, he said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

A Kenyan court blocked a U.N.-backed plan to deploy the country’s officers to help pacify violence on Haiti’s streets.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

That sleeping on it would help pacify everyone’s big feelings about whatever it was that happened tonight.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam