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Meanings of propitiatory smile in English

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Usage of propitiatory smile in English
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Mr. Ledbetter, by an effort, smiled a wan propitiatory smile.
Twelve Stories and a Dream
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You either know me, or my fame has reached you.' He smiled a propitiatory smile.
Despair's Last Journey
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With his lofty forehead and with his superior, yet propitiatory smile, I was of course familiar.
The Inheritors
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The nurse advanced with a propitiatory smile.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
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Whereat Gracie broke into a propitiatory smile.
The Bars of Iron
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Then he recognized Caldew, and smiled the propitiatory smile of one who had reason to fear the forces of authority.
The Hand in the Dark
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We smiled at him- asickly ,propitiatorysmile.
Evergreens
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More he did not know, and, breaking into propitiatory smiles, he intimated that he was hungry and thirsty.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
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'I thought, sir--'said Hornett; 'I'm very hard pressed, sir.' The dog-like, propitiatory smile never varied.
Young Mr. Barter's Repentance / From "Schwartz" by David Christi...
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