appease

Example Sentences

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An attempt by aviation industry body Iata to defuse the situation - by stressing that its member airlines were keen to restore operations - failed to appease the Venezuelan government.

From BBC

Faculty are then pressured to appease students rather than uphold standards.

From The Wall Street Journal

County leaders hope the plan voted on Tuesday will appease state regulators and prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times

It also gave examples of management team members acting inappropriately and disrespectfully towards other staff, and when they raised legitimate questions, they were appeased with aggressive and confrontational behaviour from management team members.

From BBC

However, he emphasizes the difficulty of appeasing both those who want the data to be accurate and those who are afraid of them being misused.

From Science Magazine