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
Phil Foden's World Cup audition ended painfully with the consoling arm of England head coach Thomas Tuchel around his shoulder.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
She sent encouraging emails to players and coaches after games, celebrating or consoling them depending on the outcome.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
Alba would come running to embrace her with consoling whispers, since they both knew from long experience that the only cure for asthma is the prolonged embrace of a loved one.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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