soothing
Example Sentences
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There’s something soothing about a “stretch and release” class with sea views just after sunrise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
So, rather than picking up your infant every time they start to scream, you wait a bit, maybe two minutes, before going in and saying something comforting, rather than soothing them back to sleep.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
If you tell people to torture themselves by listening to their baby cry instead of soothing her, there’s a reasonable possibility that they will report some benefits to the method even if there aren’t any.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
Beauford Delaney’s 1964 gestural abstraction—a style he embraced only after moving to Paris in his 50s—is a swirling yet soothing congregation of ecru, dusty yellow and pale pink.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
I moved from one to the next, bathing, coaxing, petting, soothing.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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