PLACATE in a Sentence

Learn PLACATE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for PLACATE, such as:

1. She pulled her face into a placating and childlike expression.
2. Uncle Peter's voice came as from a far distance, plaintive, placating.
3. Belle put an eager placating hand on Melanie's arm and then hastily withdrew it.
4. The waiter tried unsuccessfully to placate the ire of the diner who had found a cockroach in her soup.
5. The figurehead embodied the spirit of a ship and was originally believed to placate the gods of the sea and ensure a safe voyage.

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 Meanings and Examples of PLACATE
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placate
 v.  appease or pacify; bring peace to
Classic Sentence:
1  Uncle Peter's voice came as from a far distance, plaintive, placating.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
2  She pulled her face into a placating and childlike expression.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
3  Belle put an eager placating hand on Melanie's arm and then hastily withdrew it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
Example Sentence:
1  The store manager tried to placate the angry customer, offering to replace the damaged merchandise or to give back her money right away.
2  The figurehead embodied the spirit of a ship and was originally believed to placate the gods of the sea and ensure a safe voyage.
3  The waiter tried unsuccessfully to placate the ire of the diner who had found a cockroach in her soup.