comforting

Example Sentences

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The result is comforting yet unexpected: a bowl that’s part weekday dinner, part European café indulgence.

From Salon

“My parents are getting up there in age … and for them to retire in this environment is not very comforting. We’ve had several conversations.”

From Los Angeles Times

There is no doubt about the delicacy’s comforting presence in homes this Christmas, providing a sense of continuity absent from so many other facets of contemporary life in Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was comforting to know we were not going to be the ones signing any complaint,” the lawyer said.

From Salon

It’s hard to convey just how wondrous and revolutionary and comforting it felt to attend Lilith Fair in the late 1990s to people who weren’t there, but this documentary comes pretty darn close.

From Los Angeles Times