console
verb (used with object)
to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort.
Example Sentences
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At one point, Goalby patted De Vicenzo consolingly on the knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
Acknowledgment of a like mind is what sent Brady to speak consolingly to Mahomes in the loser’s locker room two years ago after beating him in the AFC championship game, 37-31, in overtime.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2021
Likewise, our smartphones display both urgent e-mails and consolingly familiar reruns of “Friends.”
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 6, 2016
The older Elizabeth, who speaks consolingly to her younger self, has erased the recalcitrant girl who was.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2015
She merely told herself consolingly, “Of course, while I’m in the wood, if I decide never to come back, well then, that will be that.”
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
