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 • Mar. 4, 2026
I’m a big Fantasy Football person, so Monday morning is normally consoling myself with how badly Sunday has gone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
At home and in class I heard about sin and Christ and Satan and the consoling presence of Mary the Virgin.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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