consoled

Example Sentences

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“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

She will be remembered as a familiar figure at the Wimbledon tennis championships, where she handed over trophies - and consoled those who had lost, famously including a tearful Jana Novotna in 1993.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“I expect Mr. Longridge left them shut inside the house if he was leaving early,” she consoled herself.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford