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
"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
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
This assurance was very consoling to Marie- quita.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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