pacify
verb (used with object)
pacified
Example Sentences
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But the details will be all the more important, as activists may not be pacified by temporary measures.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
“What catches on is completely unpredictable, there’s almost a mysterious alchemy to it. What’s clear is this: The regime hasn’t pacified them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
When winds blow hard across the lake and storms brew over its waters, it is said that Michi-Cihualli is angry and must be pacified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
“It will see that the members of the crowd listening to Griffin were calmed and pacified compared to protesters around them.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
“Can’t you see I’m a paying you a compliment, you gosling?” she said, and Lyra was pacified, though she didn’t understand.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
