mollify
verb (used with object)
had mollified
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past perfectof mollify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Anna May’s kindness to Ma had mollified me, but I was still at a loss for what to say.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Actually, Dad had mollified my brother, if only a little.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
After ten years of arduous service and heroic exploits, Vauthier, crowned with glory, and hoping that time had mollified the malignant feelings of the king, turned his face once more towards his native country.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 by Robert Chambers
I thought I had mollified her, for she kissed me and said that all she cared about was my happiness.
From French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Paul Avril
Miss Brooke was discreet enough to smoke only in her own room or in her brother's study—a fact which had mollified Sarah a little when her mistress first began the practice.
From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
