pacifying
- present participle of pacify.
Example Sentences
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It’s this exposé of societal absurdity and Meursault’s atheistic refusal to play along with pacifying notions of sin and redemption, that makes“The Stranger” a pinnacle of confrontational literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
If the Fed is otherwise confident in its bank-liquidity regulations, there’s no obvious reason pacifying the overnight lending market should be a policy concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Lasso is pushing a plan to reduce prison violence, which includes pacifying gangs, pardoning criminals in special cases, repatriating foreign prisoners, and legal reform.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2021
When politicians use pacifying rhetoric, she said, people from both parties respond by becoming less approving of violence.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
She spoke in a low, pacifying voice, stranger for being formal, but saved from falseness by the soberness of her face.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
