consoling
Example Sentences
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Career coach Gina Riley has been impersonated several times and sometimes finds herself consoling people who falsely believed she contacted them with a golden opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He walked off with the consoling arm of Shane Lowry’s daughter Iris - who also went close to hitting the putting surface - round his shoulders.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
Our episode didn’t capture scenes of us consoling the oldest when his night terrors returned or taking calls from school on shoot days when the youngest begged to come home.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
The children ran to console her, though they could have used some consoling themselves.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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