consoling
Example Sentences
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"As far as I remember the defendant was upset and a lot of people were giving him hugs and consoling him."
From BBC
I’m a big Fantasy Football person, so Monday morning is normally consoling myself with how badly Sunday has gone.
Chomsky, now 97, was hardly the only famous associate who was privately consoling Epstein or giving him advice to rehabilitate his public image.
“You must be exhausted,” Aunt Kitty said with a consoling pat to Mrs. Maroney’s shoulder.
From Literature
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
