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placate

to make someone less angry or hostile

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Six example sentences with placate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The airline offered vouchers to placate passengers who had waited nine hours without an explanation from anyone.

    Business

  • Rushing to placate a toddler mid tantrum often prolongs it, while quiet company shortens the storm considerably.

    Psychology

  • The minister toured three flooded towns to placate residents who had been promised new pumps two winters earlier.

    Politics

  • The coach moved the veteran back into the starting lineup partly to placate him after a week of sulking.

    Basketball

  • The band played two extra songs to placate a crowd that had waited ninety minutes past the scheduled start.

    Music

  • The airline handed out meal vouchers to placate passengers stranded overnight by the cancelled flight.

    Travel

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