comforting
Example Sentences
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"We went through the whole system together and I made my Premiership debut and my first Premiership start outside him, which was quite comforting."
From BBC
If anything, I found her sporadic phone calls to be comforting.
From Literature
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Yasmin wipes her tears, and Harper puts a comforting hand on her friend’s shoulder.
From Salon
Right now, your brother needs reassurance and validation, clear and comforting communication, a routine so he feels safe, and legal protection; document everything, especially his changes in behavior.
From MarketWatch
She rushed to me and crushed me against her, which might have felt comforting if I could breathe.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.