consoled

Example Sentences

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"What a horrible night for the young keeper. The Atleti fans actually gave him sympathetic applause but not sure how he can be consoled after that."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“You have to be strong,” he consoled his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

She bought lollipops and a teddy bear, and by 10 a.m. she had set up shop outside a campus dining hall where she consoled students Sunday morning with offers of “free mom hugs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

June Lockhart, the perennial TV mom who consoled her son Timmy and his faithful pet collie in ‘Lassie’ and explained the galaxy to her children in ‘Lost in Space,’ has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

He had the lugubrious face of one who simply refuses to be consoled.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie