comforting
Example Sentences
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As shown, football is more than just data but on a non-scientific level, there remains something comforting about knowing that your team has literally put the hard yards in on the pitch.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“It was just kind of one in that moment: She’s my mother and also my director that’s comforting me, helping me through the scene. It worked really well.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
It has enjoyed comforting support at the 50 day SMA since last summer.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
This is no easy mission, and “militarily manageable risk” won’t be comforting to Americans or energy markets if this goes sideways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
There was something comforting about the volume, even more so than the copy he had read a hundred times.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.