Conciliatory

//kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i//

"Conciliatory" in a Sentence (8 examples)

He was still mad about the accident despite his wife's conciliatory words.

Yanni seemed in a conciliatory mood.

He said a few conciliatory words.

He was still angry about the accident, despite his wife's conciliatory words.

I think he really had a conciliatory tone to try to get bipartisan support and get some things done.

But just two hours later, the new president adopted a more conciliatory tone. "Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don't always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views." That tweet was retweeted 81,527 times, making it the 10th most retweeted of his first year.

Lady Anne checked herself, for she heard a carriage stop at the door, and her daughters enter the house; and she had not made up her mind as to the turn she should give to their conciliatory visit.

Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.

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