Example Sentences

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Such plugging program have comforted investors by addressing wells that could endanger the public and become a liability, said Diversified CEO Rusty Hutson.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2022

“Right now we are living in a time where we don’t have access to the usual things that have comforted us,” he told Oregon Public Broadcasting.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Since the invasion began, the pair have comforted hundreds of civilians trapped by war in the capital.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2022

Some of Mr. Biden’s moves should have comforted environmentalists.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2021

Celia would have comforted him if she’d been there.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer