Placatingly

"Let it be," said Cadfael placatingly, seeing how the boy laboured at the thing he could not understand. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"I don't suppose they'll bother any one," she offered placatingly, "I mean, they quickly learn where they're allowed to go and who ..." ❋ Ajay Nair (2010)

So I started to hum and haw placatingly, while she snapped in a voice like ice: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Holding his hands out placatingly, Shipley dropped his gruff tone. ❋ DAVID DUNWOODY (2008)

He saw Norfolk flush, remembered he needed a favor from the choleric human, and added placatingly, "Truth to tell, my lord, I had never noticed it either, until I saw it open, and I have accompanied the children to the pond once or twice." ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2004)

Jaspers looked at Mr. Steger very flatly and wisely — almost placatingly under the circumstances — and ❋ Unknown (2004)

She looked up at him as placatingly as she could, 'We were very young and naive, it was not what we thought it was.' ❋ De Bernieres, Louis (2003)

“Okay, okay,” Marsha said to Keith placatingly, while at the same time tightening her hold on the trembling dog. ❋ Karen Robards (2003)

'Look, Harry' said Sirius placatingly, 'James and Snape hated each other from the moment they set eyes on each other, it was just one of those things, you can understand that, can't you? ❋ Rowling, J. K. (2003)

When she raised her head, Clarke was in the far corner of the room with his hands, palms out, placatingly in front of him. ❋ Michael Ledwidge (2003)

"For the moment, " Forrest said placatingly, -because right now the Colonel wants you, Sharpe, and I daresay he isn't pleased. ❋ Cornwell, Bernard (2003)

The priest's eyes rolled prophetically, and Corelli said placatingly, 'Quite so, quite so,' despite not having understood any of it. ❋ De Bernieres, Louis (2003)