consoling
Example Sentences
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Career coach Gina Riley has been impersonated several times and sometimes finds herself consoling people who falsely believed she contacted them with a golden opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
Our episode didn’t capture scenes of us consoling the oldest when his night terrors returned or taking calls from school on shoot days when the youngest begged to come home.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
And he reminded her of how quickly she was adapting, his tone always calm, always consoling.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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