placatory

How To Use placatory In A Sentence

• Anna raises a placatory hand, wincing as she does so at the volume of Lavinia's yells. LOVE YOU MADLY
• Patricia was nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour, but she continued to be placatory. A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
• Nevertheless, such statements were sometimes placatory and social pressures toward conformity could be strong.
• When he refuses to submit and instead responds vigorously, back off quickly and overcompensate for failure by switching into a placatory mode. Dilip Hiro: Obama's Rudderless Foreign Policy Underscores America's Waning Power
• The placatory measures could well have some effect on the population—they're not trivial and will be received quite well," said a Western diplomat familiar with the area. Region's Unrest Raises Heat on Saudi Leaders
• Accompanying the placatory expressions from London were dispatches from U.S. ambassador McLane urging Polk to seek a compromise at the 49th parallel, which he said Britain would readily accept. A Country of Vast Designs
• He's said nice, placatory things, and he's kept the peace, but we need more than that to drive the country forward.
• Heins,38 Roald commented ruefully in response, deciding wisely that to be placatory was the most sensible course of action. Storyteller
• The stereotype of battered wives as fragile, passive, placatory and docile does not do justice to their actual role in marriage relationships.
• Well, they are putting a brave, even placatory face on it but there is no question that should its on-line services arrive in York and be of great size it will have serious consequences for conveyancing practices.