comforted
Example Sentences
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Dozens of police and emergency responders gathered outside the cordoned-off Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Friday, AFP journalists saw, while parents waited to pick up their children and tearful students and staff comforted each other outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
“To have gay couples come up crying, saying thank you is incredible and it’s what you do it for. The best feeling in the world is to know that we’ve comforted someone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
But, he feels comforted knowing that the building will be used to cater for children with some of the most complex needs in the borough.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
I learned to regulate difficult emotions—sadness, anger, fear—much as I had comforted the wounded child alive within me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
“Zafoona,” comforted Khala Nilufer, “you’re making yourself sick. You can’t think like this.”
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
