placate

Example Sentences

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Musk’s latest comments are unlikely to placate regulators.

From MarketWatch

But the need to placate its investors has grown since Warren Buffett sold down his stake in the bank over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is more charm than conflict in these sketches, and the earliest glimpses of Scout, Atticus and other charismatic residents of Maycomb County may help to placate a disillusioned fan base.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the other hand, you also run the risk of having your life cut short by violent means if you don’t at least try to placate both parties.

From Salon

It fell to her to placate guests who had been shouted at, totally ignored or, in some cases, throttled by Basil when in one of his more manic moods.

From BBC