pacify

Example Sentences

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We are easier to marginalize and to pacify if we fold ourselves into such tiny boxes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

It starts with Lamar rapping quickly but calmly over a smooth-jazz backdrop, taunting, “I make music that electrify ’em, you make music that pacify ’em.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

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

My dad tries to pacify my mother, but the bulging vein in his forehead tells me he is far from relaxed.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed