consoling

Example Sentences

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“I can tell you there is no consoling that family at this point,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Phil Foden's World Cup audition ended painfully with the consoling arm of England head coach Thomas Tuchel around his shoulder.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Soprano Hilary Cronin was a dazzling, lyrical Iole, her precisely calibrated da capo arias capturing the princess’s serene acceptance of her lot and her consoling, thoughtful presence—the antithesis of the disturbed Dejanira.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

He even had consoling words for the Gohannases and Mrs. Adcock and Big Boy; all of them were crying.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey