Sentence examples for comforting without from inspiring English sources

He's concerned without being maudlin; he's comforting without being Pollyanna-ish.

They were comforting without seeming escapist; Mr. Simon's lyrics were too smart, his music too intricate.

The story, in which resilience is rewarded, and meanness is banished, is comforting without feeling unduly sentimental, thanks to its mood of easygoing, tolerant honesty.

The performance was, refreshingly, neither comfortable nor comforting, without the folksy joviality that many ensembles bring to the fourth-movement Finale.

Comforted without pacifying.

It comforted without softening or weakening.

There is something so uplifting but delicate about this: it comforts without weighing one down.

Two years on and the food remains as successful and satisfying: inventive yet fuss-free modern British that is designed to comfort without resorting to crockery-bending quantity.

They're satisfying and comforting, hearty without being heavy.

At least some of his ideals were apparently passed on, though without comforting consequences.

Teddy couldn't go to sleep without the comforting racket of his father's safe arrival.