CONCILIATORY in a Sentence
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10 example sentences for CONCILIATORY, such as:
1. She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.
2. Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.
3. Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.
2. Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.
3. Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.
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Meanings and Examples of CONCILIATORY
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conciliatory
a. making or willing to yield, or to make concessions
Classic Sentence:
1 Mr. Spenlow seemed quite cowed by the gentlemanly sternness of Miss Murdstone's manner, and deprecated her severity with a conciliatory little wave of his hand.
2 He was so extremely conciliatory in his manner that he seemed to apologize to the very newspaper for taking the liberty of reading it.
3 The tone was neither aggressive nor conciliatory: it revealed nothing of the speaker's errand.
4 When she presented her basket at the scales, he had hoped for some concession, and addressed her in a sort of half conciliatory, half scornful tone; and she had answered with the bitterest contempt.
5 And I do not think it of light importance that he should have attentive and conciliatory manners towards everybody, especially towards those to whom he owes his preferment.
6 In addition, four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message, which it was hoped might re-establish good relations with Pilkington.
7 For although before he had been regarded as the cruel persecutor of the people, he now showed himself so conciliatory in his bearing that men wondered at the sudden change in his character and disposition.
Example Sentence:
1 Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.
2 Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting.
3 She was still angry despite his conciliatory words.