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
Afterwards, Tommy comforted Yasmin, telling her: "I've got you and that's all I care about."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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
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
A turtle with a gash along his shell comforted a weeping older woman who was clutching a child’s doll.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
