mollify
verb (used with object)
has mollified
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present perfectof mollify (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There is some evidence that the effort has mollified at least some Russians.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
Hey, nothing else has mollified the mounting frustration around the Indianapolis Colts complex.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2017
They have sent me 5 pounds, 5s, for it, which has mollified me horrid.
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson
Williams, 1 Raymond, 282, to show that the necessity of trade has mollified the too rigorous rules of the old law, in their restraint and discouragement of aliens.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
For nothing has mollified man—not the prey brought him by a famishing spaniel, nor the humble guilelessness of the shepherd-dog, guarding the peace of the shadowy flocks under the stars.
From Barks and Purrs by Colette
