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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More consolingly, it’s also about the beauty that can grow because of love, even if that love comes to grief.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
At one point, Goalby patted De Vicenzo consolingly on the knee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
The gathering felt relievedly and consolingly like old times — nostalgic speeches, schmaltzy production numbers, teary tributes and all.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2021
Likewise, our smartphones display both urgent e-mails and consolingly familiar reruns of “Friends.”
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 6, 2016
Perhaps I looked dejected, for one of the women said consolingly, “They were sharp-tongued tonight, probably they were tired...you must not mind.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
