succoring

Example Sentences

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“And of course he aimed most of his barbs at powerful successes — the best of them bearing Charlie’s insults as badges of pride — while succoring the out-of-fashion and beginners.”

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022

Roosevelt, menwhile, turned to the task of succoring American families at the very outset of the New Deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2020

As politicians elsewhere dithered and bickered in the tsunami's backwash, Thaksin played a key role in the swift mobilization of relief efforts while appearing to be everywhere at once succoring Thailand's victims.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is even more prudent, if you live in New York City and are a writer with a flair for succoring the oppressed, not to try either.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had a tanned, broad-featured succoring face, the face of a person who could not abide conflict.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie