Sentence examples for was allayed from inspiring English sources
verb
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- To allay popular excitement
Her fear that things might fall apart, meanwhile, was allayed by his constant reassurances.
According to the Elliman report, the concern over inventory shrinking to a near record low of 4,795 was allayed by a robust number of transactions.
That fear was allayed last week, even as a second, similar sign was erected in front of the County Center on Central Avenue.
"There was a bit of an initial feeling of panic, but that was allayed after it appeared there was some control over the plane".
Likewise, any frustration that the films had been converted to video was allayed by the pleasure Ms. Schneemann expressed in how new technology enables her not only to preserve her work but to continue tinkering as well.
At the Aston Villa match, the fans' disappointment at being poised to lose the match was allayed only by the sight of the Chelsea captain, John Terry, lying incapacitated and in obvious pain on the field with an ankle injury.
My worst fears were allayed.
There was another reason fears were allayed.
Still, not all concerns were allayed.
But such fears could be allayed through international co-operation.
As his departure for Israel neared, his fears were allayed.
