Sentence examples for gave consolation from inspiring English sources

Their winsome melodies stalked my subconscious, gave consolation and delight in equal measure, and served both as mirrors and shelters to their listeners' tatty yearnings.

His sensitivity to suffering extended to others: one of his friends remembered that "he gave consolation not by covering up sorrow, but by first making one genuinely aware of it, by bringing it to complete clarity".

Enlightened, he leaves us for a place where, seemingly, he'll be given consolation.

It's hard to know what to say in your funeral homily, almost impossible to give consolation.

Fr McCafferty added that Fr McCoy's account of the night had given consolation to the dead man's mother, who had spent almost 25 years without any answers about his death.

He lost out on both awards to Tottenham midfielder Gareth Bale and teammate Jack Wilshere, respectively, but was given consolation with an appearance on the association's Team of the Year.

Rather than grappling with the truly challenging, foundational questions, Aczel, I discovered, preferred to recite middle-brow explanations that might give consolation to people of faith but that never really come close to achieving a reconciliation of science and faith.

But it gives comfort and consolation.

As Scott lay dying "there was no thought for himself, only the earnest thought to give comfort and consolation to others".

"Tonight I can see myself in the mirror and say, 'You fight enough.'" Tsonga's respect for the man who bested him Sunday clearly gave him consolation.

A number of people in Sarkozy's orbit offered the same explanation, and, whether or not they believed it entirely, it was clear that the story gave them consolation.