Example sentences for: appease

How can you use “appease” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Wednesday, Democratic senators called it an unconstitutional Republican scheme to "save face," "embarrass the president," and appease "an element of their constituency that wants conviction."

  • Sinologists debated whether the Chinese regime is sincerely paranoid or is feigning belligerence to appease the Chinese public's paranoia.

  • Saddam's neighbors "want to appease whoever they think--between the United States and Saddam--is going to be the ultimate victor."

  • But it said that this scandal was "not nearly as shocking as his decision four years ago to drop BBC news from his Hong Kong satellite service to appease China," and concluded that Britain didn't need legislation to curb Murdoch's media power but needed "politicians with the guts to snap their fingers at bullies."

  • Atef hoped Massoud's death would also appease the Taliban when the 9/11 attacks happened.


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