consoling
Example Sentences
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Chomsky, now 97, was hardly the only famous associate who was privately consoling Epstein or giving him advice to rehabilitate his public image.
“You must be exhausted,” Aunt Kitty said with a consoling pat to Mrs. Maroney’s shoulder.
From Literature
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch
I put to him that over half the country don't think it's ridiculous - many people find it consoling and representative of the United Kingdom, maybe something better than politicians.
From BBC
The children ran to console her, though they could have used some consoling themselves.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
