How to Use mollify in a Sentence

mollify

verb
Definition of mollifynext
Synonyms for mollifynext
  • The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified.
  • That has not mollified critics who view it as another black mark on her record.
    — Chris Megerian, latimes.com, 9 May 2018
  • But the Oregon senators and most other Democrats were not mollified.
    — Carl Hulse, New York Times, 17 May 2018
  • Some applaud him for mollifying a president who has openly mused about firing Mueller.
    — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2018
  • The argument that the sales tax will hit out-of-towners hasn't mollified some Hamilton County residents.
    — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2018
  • Trump -- who exacerbated the crisis with a weekend of rampant tweeting -- may be mollified for now by Rosenstein's move.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 22 May 2018
  • Cohen, who used to run big record labels, now works for YouTube, which just introduced a new ad-free subscription service in the hope of mollifying the labels.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 23 May 2018
  • The league had to walk a fine line here, protecting the rights of players to act against societal injustice while mollifying fans who felt the protests were disrespectful to our active soldiers and veterans.
    — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, 23 May 2018
  • Branch believes the Arizona changes concerning evolution are based on the religious beliefs of staff members or are intended to help mollify disagreements in the state.
    — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 22 May 2018
  • But these steps did not mollify the rage on the streets.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Meanwhile, the White House had work of its own to mollify rank-and-file Democrats.
    — Stephen Groves, Fortune, 2 June 2023
  • The court’s initial step on ethics, in the spring, did not mollify critics.
    — Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Even as the Trump administration looks for ways to mollify angry consumers over rising drug prices, some companies continue to push the proverbial envelope.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 June 2018
  • The court's initial step on ethics, in the spring, also did not mollify critics.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The court’s initial step on ethics, in the spring, also did not mollify critics.
    — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The reason the city commissioned the report was to mollify critics of the police.
    — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2020
  • The presence of Lawrence Guy (who has been in and out of the lineup all year because of health issues) should help mollify Barmore’s loss.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • At one point, Bottcher was trying to mollify the neighborhood with the prospect of a Trader Joe’s in the Lirio’s retail space.
    — Curbed, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Nor is he mollified by the idea of moving everyone to a nearby lot.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • Joe Biden has refused to do so purely out of the wish to mollify his domestic critics on the left flank of his party.
    — The Editors, National Review, 30 May 2024
  • Several members are keen to mollify it, while a few would prefer to be tough.
    — The Economist, 18 June 2020
  • But the move may have been an attempt to mollify Trump or ward off any disruptive comments from him in London.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The Prime Minister agreed to lift fuel price caps, increase taxes on the wealthy and slash the budget deficit in order to mollify the lender-of-last-resort.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 June 2022
  • The goal: mollify the media before everyone moves onto the big games.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 19 Nov. 2022
  • So then the question becomes whether Spotify can find the right price to keep him happy and mollify investors.
    — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Even a temporary deal to suspend the debt limit for a short period might not be enough to mollify the ratings firms.
    — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • But Durbin and Whitehouse are not going to be mollified by a staff-level discussion.
    — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • To mollify the Russians, the Finns also practiced self-censorship on a sweeping scale.
    — Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2024
  • But it's taken steps to shore up its value, which has mollified anxious investors.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 7 Aug. 2019
  • However, the couple eventually did return to the U.S. and to mollify them, the production used to send them gifts on set.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'mollify.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: