Sentence examples for able to smooth over from inspiring English sources

(Mr. Gurney isn't quite able to smooth over the awkwardness of these entrances and exits).

In the past, Kwan has been able to smooth over her glitches with her expressive skating and on-ice beauty.

All this advance work was necessary because they wouldn't be able to smooth over problems in the editing room.

As the eurozone enters a crucial 48 hours, it is far from obvious European leaders will be able to smooth over their differences.

Whoever wins the election on Tuesday might even inherit an accelerating economy in 2013, if (and that is a big if) Congress is able to smooth over that pesky fiscal cliff in the few weeks after the election.

An army of unseen operational staff is able to smooth over enough problems to offer a "protection against strikes and ash clouds" guarantee – a service I have need for when my return flight from Innsbruck is cancelled owing to "great Christmas conditions", as Bruno would have it.

A former high school wrestling coach, Mr. Hastert has a reputation among Republicans as a genial but effective leader who has been as able as anyone to smooth over party divisions while leaving a personal mark on legislation, particularly in the health care arena.

I'm hopeful that you will be able to smooth things over so that the "crew" is comfortable and you are comfortable being with her and them.

Jacob Lateiner's reading rather tended to smooth over these differences.

So every effort is made to smooth over any tension.

His way is to smooth over differences, not sharpen them.