In a sentence
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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