How to Use allay in a Sentence

allay

verb

• The new advertising campaign is an attempt to allay the public's concerns about the safety of the company's products.
• One way to allay our own fears is simply to look at the facts.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022
• To her credit, Katie does not try to allay those fears.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2021
• Biden is trying to allay those concerns by saying unions should be a part of the way ahead.
  — Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• To allay concerns, the Corps analyzed nine past sweeps of the area that includes Lalamilo.
  — Rob Perez, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2022
• Xi tried to allay those concerns by referring to the country’s long-term growth prospects.
  — Tom Hancock, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2022
• Crews worked around the clock and wrapped up ahead of schedule, allaying fears the critical highway would be closed for many weeks.
  — Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2023
• The bank’s findings could also help allay fears over credit cards.
  — Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 26 July 2022
• In a bid to boost its standing in the eyes of the world, the group has sought to allay fears the country will become a hub for terror and instability.
  — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2021
• Any fear of that was quickly allayed by Mostel’s performance and by the Harnick & Bock tunes.
  — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
• Even more so anxiety, which is easy to provoke but harder to allay.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
• Those promises haven't seemed to allay the FTC's antitrust concerns, though.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2022
• Forests also help to allay and mitigate the effects of climate change.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
• On the left, the prospect of a second Trump term spurred a new class of megadonors, and helped allay lingering qualms about the corrosive effect of secret money among some Democrats.
  — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022
• For now, United and Kirby are working to allay travelers’ concerns over the Boeing planes that make up a large part of their fleet.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
• The $18 billion cash hoard on the books ought to also allay one of biotech investors biggest concerns – dilution.
  — John Buckingham, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Fleets were designed to allay the concerns of new users who might be turned off by the public and permanent nature of normal tweets.
  — NBC News, 14 July 2021
• The Chinese government and some state media outlets have tried to allay fears about food shortages.
  — Jill Disis, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021
• The Swedish government has sought to allay concerns that the deal would lead to extraditions to Turkey without due process.
  — Zeynep Bilginsoy, ajc, 30 June 2022
• The pair outlined their goals to the young team — and their parents — and tried to allay fears the equity fight could jeopardize their budding soccer careers.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• But Monica cheers him up and allays his concerns about being a father.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
• But Green, like so many in Indiana, had doubts, deep ones, about the vaccine, so strong that even an extensive talk with his doctor could not allay his fears.
  — Shari Rudavsky, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2021
• In a press release last week, HHS sought to allay worries with some advice that sounds reassuring.
  — Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 9 July 2022
• Medvedev also had chances to land a decisive blow, bringing up a break point with Sinner serving and the set poised at 3-3, but the Italian fired off an ace to allay any danger.
  — Issy Ronald, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
• This article will hopefully allay some of these concerns and show you how to succeed in health coaching.
  — Sandra Scheinbaum, Forbes, 1 June 2022
• Shame about the ride quality, but Quiroga set a new benchmark for accessory shopping to allay that.
  — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 23 Sep. 2022
• The proposals aim to maintain the bloc's unity while allaying concerns about prices sinking because of a glut of Ukrainian food.
  — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• September's slower pace of wage growth might help allay that concern.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2023
• There is a companion video that goes with the original — one that feels as if it were designed to allay any fears its counterpart may have provoked.
  — Mark Harris, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
• He is expected to sign a treaty with Rwanda that the government hopes will allay concerns in the British courts about its plan to deport asylum seekers to the African country.
  — Kitty Donaldson, Fortune Europe, 5 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024