consoling
Example Sentences
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"As far as I remember the defendant was upset and a lot of people were giving him hugs and consoling him."
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
I’m a big Fantasy Football person, so Monday morning is normally consoling myself with how badly Sunday has gone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
He claimed that he began consoling a crying Minaj, only for her to start yelling at him.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
This final turn is less consoling or condemnatory than darkly revealing about our assumptions about Michaela, who's portrayed as a controlling fury for most of the story.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
At some point, Tia Callida—Hera herself—had talked with Sammy, consoling him and giving him a glimpse into the future, which meant that Hera had been shaping Leo’s life generations before he was even born.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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