comforting
Example Sentences
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It is hard to tell someone who missed a bull market anything comforting, but historically some bull markets have run much longer and kept delivering big gains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
There was a comforting nostalgia in watching her surrounded by tchotchkes, radiating the loose, warm confidence that made “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” such a phenomenon in the 1990s.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"I think in a community where fair is often the more beautiful, that song is really comforting and I love it a lot."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“It’s been comforting that not everybody has it fully figured out yet,” participant Ignacio Mora said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It’s a comforting chord, a sound that you can exhale to.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
