consolatory

Example Sentences

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Writing through his troubles, Specktor offers consolatory beauty, much as fireweed blooms on hillsides after the destruction of a forest.

From Los Angeles Times

Unfortunately, it was precisely then, in the middle of this consolatory ritual, that the terrible news crossed over.

From New York Times

But sore heads emanating from a night of consolatory consumption, not the usual Irish festivity.

From Seattle Times

Goff appreciated the sentiment, but the consolatory offering in the days, weeks and months after the Super Bowl irked him.

From Los Angeles Times

Now that the sun is setting on all that, the pink moment feels consolatory, a wistful look from the end of the dock, the last flash of brightness before dark.

From The New Yorker