reassuring

Example Sentences

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A strong score is generally considered reassuring, but doctors stress that it is not a measure of intelligence.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

“Personally and politically, it was always very reassuring to have the U.S. here,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

French infectious disease specialist Nathan Peiffer-Smadja said that "managing an outbreak is not about reassuring people and downplaying the situation... nor is it about predicting the next Covid".

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“It’s reassuring that you know this virus hasn’t picked up any new tricks,” Rupp said.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The immediate appeal of Lamarck’s idea was that it offered a reassuring story of progress: all animals were progressively adapting to their environments, and thus progressively slouching along an evolutionary ladder toward perfection.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee