were comforting
- past progressive of comfort.
Example Sentences
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Minutes later, they were comforting the stricken widow, holding her hand as she showed them old photos of a family trip to the Grand Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
Firefighters and medics were comforting older residents whom they had just evacuated from their buildings.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
He said "overtures from Ryanair and Easyjet" were comforting.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
They were comforting proof to him that he was still famous and his supporters had not abandoned him.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2021
Mrs. Levy spoke as if she were comforting a child.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
