was affirming
- past progressive of affirm.
Example Sentences
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It was affirming — textural, temperature-driven, a flavor experience unlike any other.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
"It was affirming for us to have someone of Miriam's standing take an interest in Tasmania's transformation," Croome tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022
For Orlando, which badly needed a scoring fulcrum after ranking in the bottom 10 in offensive efficiency for the past 10 seasons, the contrast was affirming.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2022
With every book, with every question, with every overt display of ambivalence and disgust, he was affirming to us that we were contenders.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2018
"What I say is—and I say it agen—-I reckon nowt at all o' crowners' quests!" he was affirming, as Collingwood and his guide drew near the curtained opening.
From The Talleyrand Maxim by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
