The sound generated by the bamboo could both arouse gods to be appeased or exorcise evil spirits. |
I smile, appeased and amused, when I realize that he's actually ducking, and his broad shoulders are hunched over. |
When she tracks him down at his office, she expects to be conciliated, to be appeased, but especially to be married. |
God's displeasure can only be appeased, then, if a propitiatory sacrifice is made. |
During those hard times, the poor quality food barely appeased my aching belly. |
I also knew that I could not be appeased with a pittance in dividends simply because everyone was focused on share price growth. |