placate

Example Sentences

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She says she repeatedly finds herself placating customers who are upset at the high prices.

From Los Angeles Times

The ousted speaker had relied on his skills of working with factions and placating the GOP’s radical flank.

From Los Angeles Times

The congressman, he said, had long relied on his skills of working with factions and placating the party’s radical flank.

From Los Angeles Times

First, in 2021, the governor tried to placate Black leaders and voters who were miffed because he didn’t replace Vice President Kamala Harris in the Senate with another Black woman.

From Los Angeles Times

As Speaker his attempts to placate his right flank infuriated Democrats, with the ditching of Ukraine aid in the short-term funding bill the latest example.

From BBC