comfort
Example Sentences
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Those who worry that they aren’t sufficiently productive will be comforted to know that, in Mr. Bailey’s estimation, “you have about four focused hours in you each workday.”
Sir Thomas More on the scaffold of Tower Hill comforted his executioner and was reported by a witness to have repositioned his beard on the block, joking it had committed no treason.
Being online is easier and more comforting, he says, as "the pressure is real".
From BBC
It’s a very sad song, obviously, but it feels comforting to know that people 45 years ago felt the same anxiety as I do now.
From Salon
“Invincible,” I wrote about the team’s rebuilt roster, a word that was so comforting during such a time when everything in life felt tenuous.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
