comfort
verb (used with object)
to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to.
has been comforting
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present perfect progressiveof comfort (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Aside from anything else, it has been comforting to remind myself that the Internet isn’t all bad.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2021
But both said the positive feedback brought by current students and some of the roughly 3,000 alumni has been comforting.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2017
By comparison the theater has been comforting the miserable and cheerleading for future action, which are legitimate.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2017
Ever since the first mother counseled it was so, it has been comforting to believe people hate us only out of envy.
From Slate ● May 18, 2015
June 10th.—The dust storm continues, and some one has been comforting enough to say that these storms often last for twenty-one days.
From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by George Davidson
