soothing

Example Sentences

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The logistical obstacle course they would need to navigate for the evacuation included soothing jumpy horses, scrambling for last-minute cargo flights and navigating Belgian bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Riley says at the SLS, his voice low and soothing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

"The atmosphere is friendly here, almost soothing," he said of the private prosthetics workshop in Vsevolozhsk, outside Russia's second-largest city.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Aiza says DIY alternatives like using a cold spoon or chilled tea bags "works similarly by temporarily reducing swelling and soothing skin".

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Their tiny hands were ticklish at first, but the movements were soothing, and gentler than I could ever have imagined.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo