placate

Example Sentences

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The $5 billion deal aims to placate federal antitrust concerns stemming from Constellation’s purchase of ECP assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

Europe has tried to placate President Trump in his second term as best they can.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 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

A second draft interim constitution in August gave greater powers to the regions, but this did not placate either Chief Buthelezi or the Conservative Party.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela