comforting

Example Sentences

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I want to focus on that because I could see it as being intentionally comforting to the reader.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

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

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy, wrote a heartfelt post invoking one of Xander’s comforting lines, a nod to the actor’s warmth both on and off screen.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 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

She saw Mother and Sister Gladys standing in the doorway of the hospital as they moved away from the comforting lights of Efifi.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer