Sentence examples for at comforting from inspiring English sources

Fear of writing something obvious that would only be aimed at comforting the comfortable, writing as a pat on the back . . .

Ben's attempts at comforting his son angered him.

Before the industrial revolution – a mere couple of hundred years ago – most men were stay-at-home fathers, skilled at comforting wailing babes and bathing squirming toddlers.

Dr. Campbell said Mr. Chenault was skilled at comforting families who had lost loved ones and were preparing to donate their organs.

Mr. Jones is especially good at comforting older patients, said the squad's assistant chief, Mark Kanarvogel, 59. "They may look at him weird for a nanosecond, but they quickly realize he knows what he's doing," Mr. Kanarvogel said.

A clip of their encounter has been watched by millions of people, sparking concern over Germany's asylum policy and seeing Ms Merkel condemned as cold-hearted and ridiculed over her attempts at comforting the girl.

"What research companies think movies will do is at times comforting and at times worrisome -- and almost always unreliable".

You may be surprised at how comforting their love & support can be at a time like this.

That's at least comforting.

It's at turns comforting, thrilling and full of feeling.

And this time the connection isn't comforting at all.