offer consolation
Example Sentences
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Herzog's tightly policed four day visit to Australia this week was meant to offer consolation to the country's Jewish community following December's mass shooting on Bondi beach that killed 15 people.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Hanane and Khadija's uncle Hamid arrived to offer consolation, but he himself dissolved into tears.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2023
They pretend to a neutrality that can offer consolation but also condescension.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
Kevin “Twin” Orange, an intervention worker, usually tries to visit victims’ families in person — to offer consolation but also to quell tensions and stop spur-of-the-moment reactions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2020
He probably thinks the bar mitzvah is off, and he’s here to offer consolation.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
