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Six example sentences with emollient, each labelled with its topic.
The pharmacist recommended an emollient cream for the child's cracked hands and told the mother to skip perfumed soap.
Medicine
Her emollient opening remarks lowered the temperature in the chamber before anyone reached the clause they disagreed about.
Politics
Swimmers keep an emollient balm in their bags, because chlorine leaves their forearms dry and flaking by February.
Fitness
The chief executive's emollient memo apologized for the confusion and promised nothing, which calmed the staff for a week.
Business
The butler's emollient replies smooth over every quarrel in the house, and the reader slowly realizes he runs it.
Literature
After the loss the captain gave an emollient interview, praising the referees and blaming nobody on either team.
Basketball
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