comforted
Example Sentences
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“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
He told the BBC he was both overwhelmed and comforted by the massive police presence when he arrived at the centre, San Diego County's second largest mosque, which also houses a primary school.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The stock is now being comforted by the 50 day SMA, and it recently successfully retested a double bottom breakout pivot of $88.56 taken out on March 2.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Bessie stooped; we mutually embraced, and I followed her into the house quite comforted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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