allayed; allaying; allays
1
: to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
expect a breeze to allay the heat
2
: to make quiet : calm
trying to allay their fears
obsolete
: to diminish in strength : subside
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Examples of allay in a Sentence
The new advertising campaign is an attempt to allay the public's concerns about the safety of the company's products.
a gentle breeze would allay the heat
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The 15-year MLB veteran entered the Fall Classic nursing a sprained ankle but allayed Dodgers fans’ almost immediately with a history-making performance in Game 1 and went on to be the team’s standout player throughout the series.
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Sam Joseph, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
And to allay the fears of brownstone-dwellers: A cornice is not a parapet, so most brownstones don’t actually have parapets.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
But in less fraught situations, writers can allay others’ concerns by showing them portions of a final draft.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
But then, too, there was the assurance, the confidence, in the accounts of the biologists as remedy to allay suspicion.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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Sam Joseph, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
And to allay the fears of brownstone-dwellers: A cornice is not a parapet, so most brownstones don’t actually have parapets.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
But in less fraught situations, writers can allay others’ concerns by showing them portions of a final draft.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
But then, too, there was the assurance, the confidence, in the accounts of the biologists as remedy to allay suspicion.
—Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for allay
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“Allay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allay. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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