In a sentence
Six example sentences with propitiate, each labelled with its topic.
Sailors carried offerings of grain to propitiate the sea gods before any voyage beyond sight of land.
History
The airline sent vouchers and a written apology to propitiate passengers stranded overnight in a terminal with no beds.
Business
He baked her favorite almond cake to propitiate a sister who had not spoken to him since the wedding.
Cooking
Odysseus offers a sacrifice to propitiate Poseidon, whose anger has kept him from home for ten years.
Literature
The governor toured every farm county to propitiate voters angered by the water plan, promising a review by spring.
Politics
The founders flew out to propitiate their largest customer after the outage, bringing a discount and an engineer to sit on site.
Startups
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