placate

Example Sentences

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And she has one of the best laugh lines in the movie when she bats her eyes at the baddies and tries to placate them with, “You guys seem like good people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

That code was broken this weekend after the government announced it would release "a large number" of prisoners in an apparent gesture to placate Washington.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

In an apparent attempt to placate Burundi's fears, the M23 said it had "no sights beyond our national borders".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

To placate these policymakers, some economists think the Fed will signal that the bar for future rate cuts is high, said Egelhof of BNP Paribas.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

His foster mother at the time had tried to placate him with candy from the vending machine, but he had just cried under the table until she dragged him out and they went home.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway