comforting

Example Sentences

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In both cases, it’s hard not to be impressed with how well the lavish sonics evoke the pop of a past era, which is comforting for anyone repelled by today’s computer-driven productions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

What he heard on the news wasn’t any more comforting than what he’d gone through at work.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy, wrote a heartfelt post invoking one of Xander’s comforting lines, a nod to the actor’s warmth both on and off screen.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

“It was just kind of one in that moment: She’s my mother and also my director that’s comforting me, helping me through the scene. It worked really well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He means to be comforting, I think, but the reference to how I’d come undone in front of him is more than I can take.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse