solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
were solacing
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past progressiveof solace.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Both for Ralegh and his heroic wife the immediate results were solacing.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
Whilst the higher ranks were solacing themselves in their casinos, the rabble were gathered in knots round the strollers and mountebanks, singing and scaramouching in the middle of the square.
From Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents by William Beckford
As their tiny retreat could not accommodate four players, they were solacing themselves with a game of piquet.
From In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry by Marcel Dupont
And I was with him in England, while you were solacing her.
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
At first this was not discovered, and Catholics as well as Huguenots were solacing themselves on all occasions with this new music.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
