The old man made a comforting sort of little noise, half sympathetic and half deprecatory.
He said, "Even the walk may do you good; and Agnes is certain to have some comforting words to say.
I have heard both my grandfather and my uncle comforting themselves after this fashion.
Do you notice," said the Bride, "how peaceful and sort of comforting the river is?
And this was somehow comforting to the conscience.
Then you went with the sensation of awe into the house; and the house was old and comforting and spacious, with a mellow roof of gentle red; and it was rich with the timber of Hampshire trees.
In the study, sipping like a wounded man at a comforting tumbler of whisky and water, Stephen told his story, beginning in the fashion of one dazed, with long pauses.
Then the tugs began to come down, very comforting and friendly, their lights gliding mistily through the wet.
He based this doctrine, so comforting to the afflicted parent, upon the atonement of Christ for all; and he believed that Christ made provision for infants in this general atonement or redemption of human nature.
See Him bend over the bed of Jairus's daughter; see Him opening the eyes of the blind, healing the paralytic, comforting and feeding the poor widow, and cheering the bereaved and troubled heart.
On the contrary, I planned an intensive study of the works of the later Victorians, of that blissful period in the history of Europe when we could believe in the comforting doctrine of materialism.
I have been trying to doubt it myself for the past eleven years, and I still hope to succeed in that endeavour, aided by my intensive study of the comforting theories of the later Victorian scientists.
Nora drew the fair head against her shoulder, pitying and comforting a grief which she as yet but partly understood.
She did care for him, and if she had felt no thrill of passion at his touch, his presence seemed to envelop her in a warm, comforting glow of protecting tenderness infinitely precious.
At least we have come to look upon it in such light, and doubtless thousands of God's people have found the comforting truth of this verse a safe pillow in the dying hour.
The comforting thoughts of this verse must certainly take the sting out of death to those who grasp the great truths taught here.
He could bide his time, comforting himself with his faith.
At the first covert drawn a fox was found immediately, and without any of those delays, so perplexing to some and so comforting to others, made away for some distant home of his own.
There was a flash of joy in the sufferer's eyes as he turned them upon the speaker, "That, sir, is the most comforting and sustaining thing you could have said to me!
There had been time for an exchange of greetings all around and a few comforting words to the younger Conlys, when the ambulance was seen entering the avenue.
During his illness Grandma Elsie had been very kind to his children, acting a mother's part by them, attending to their wants, comforting and encouraging them with hope of his recovery, and they had grown very fond of her.
Oftentimes they were all there, but occasionally one of the grandparents or the mother would be away at Roselands for a day or two, taking turns in ministering to Mrs. Conly, and comforting and cheering her feeble old father.
Let us give freely, promptly, that the men who are fighting for our sacred rights may go into battle with the comforting assurance that at least the destinies of those who are dearest to them are confided to faithful hands.
One of the sweetest of the mental pictures that he painted that morning with unwonted facility, was that of Minnie sitting at his mother's feet, comforting her with the words of the Bible.
When the uproarious procession drew near, she was sitting at Widow Brand's feet, "comforting her" in her usual way.
I thank thee, dear heavenly Father, When I prayed for thy comforting word, For directing my eyes to that motto 'Tis enough.
It was at this moment that some of his Majesty’s attendants, who had missed him at the chase, and who had been riding through the forest in search of him, rode up, and found the king comforting the afflicted Gipsies.
Couldn't understand it, if he had," added Dick, after a comforting gulp of champagne.
No doubt the aspiration it expresses is rather apt to end in antics, not edifying to the onlooker, hardly (it may be supposed) comforting to the performer.
Barry Gray's comforting words regarding the shipwreck had fired his imagination.
She saw them shining in his beard, and said something to soothe him in a comforting way, as any woman would have spoken who saw any creature in weakness and pain.
She said how comforting the sight of their honest weather-lined faces was, bright with the touch of morning and early good-humor.
The women whispered to each other of his comforting ways when he came into their cottages.
It was the most comforting private baptism I ever witnessed.
The first visit was one to the bereaved family at Norfolk Island, whence a brief note to his brother on the 9th begins:-- 'Nothing can be more comforting to me than the loving patient spirit of these dear people.
It is very comforting that all the old party from the beginning are directly (of course indirectly also) connected with this movement.
We found a few men, whose lives were given up by the surgeon, who were trusting, and possessed the comforting assurance of a glorious future.
But prayer to the widow's God and comforting promises were my companions.
Another of Father Dodson's comforting passages was, "Blessed is the corpse that the rain falls on.
I took the boat for Cincinnati, and on the morning after my arrival at the home of my valued friends, Levi Coffin and wife, I awoke with a comforting dream, which but for the circumstances I would not record.
Then the mother was so terrified and distressed that all sorts of comforting reassurances were required, and the chief object soon became to persuade her to go downstairs and leave Rachel to her bed.
Freddy was comforting himself with the assurance that the war had satisfactorily driven him out of Margaret's mind.
Her pride could not stand even Margaret's pity and comforting words.
And it was comforting to Gadsby to find pupils asking how long ago this was, and noting that amazing look as Julius had to say that nobody knows.
I am very sorry, Miss Mary, but hope you will find a comforting message in your cousin's.
And howcomforting the promise conveyed," said Mary, earnestly.
This led to a discussion of our individual aptitudes for the service, and we made many comforting discoveries about each other.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "comforting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
