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Others in his artistic circle followed, including Cowboy Girl, who was consoling Snook at the bar in self-made black platform boots, short shorts and a felt hat with a feather.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Hall, a changed man in prison according to his lawyers and a church volunteer who had grown close to him, was consoling his family and supporters at the end.

From Fox News • Nov. 20, 2020

She had been working a flight from Germany to the United States, and gotten diverted to Canada, where law enforcement whisked away two passengers as she was consoling everyone else on the flight.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2019

Visich, in the deposition, said he was consoling Carlson after the death of a colleague.

From The Verge • Nov. 12, 2018

Nurse Duckett was in tears, and Yossarian was consoling her apologetically as he sat beside her on the edge of a bed.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller