Example Sentences

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But that should not have placated anyone in the news business.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2021

While my children were a little puzzled about these characters not having their own Play Sets, the inclusion of more female figures in the toy-line and the mini-adventures seems to have placated them.

From Forbes • Nov. 22, 2013

This story may have placated allies in case of U-2 trouble, but it was bound to fall apart if both plane and pilot were captured.

From Time Magazine Archive

Saddam Hussein may have placated his potential opponents at home, but his armed forces seem far more vulnerable to their foreign foes than at the start of the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

This extraordinary action is reported to have placated him, for he appears to have continued a member of the Jockey Club.

From Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria by Moore, Gay Montague