comforted

Example Sentences

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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 comforted terrified survivors and filled critical information voids by sending continual updates to friends and neighbors as firefighters fought the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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

The palace sees opinion polls as snapshots that change over time, and it will have been comforted by a vote by Norwegian MPs as the trial got under way.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The Incorrigible children put down their chickens and comforted her as best they could.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood