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Example sentences for "reassure"

Lexicographically close words:
reassignment; reassume; reassumed; reassurance; reassurances; reassured; reassures; reassuring; reassuringly; reat
  1. These precautions were not of a nature to reassure the Zurichers.

  2. It is for this reason, and to reassure men's consciences, that we find ourselves constrained to establish the difference which exists between the power of the Church and the power of the sword.

  3. He might well have thought that God had sent him to a strange helper in this poor widow with her empty cupboard; and it must have taken some faith on his part to reassure her with his cheery 'Fear not!

  4. In the interview between them, David is pardonably but obviously absorbed in self, while Jonathan bends all his soul to cheer and reassure his friend.

  5. But these are facts which can be ascertained," he added, as though seeking to reassure himself.

  6. It may have been my fancy," muttered the butler, speaking aloud as though to reassure himself by hearing his own voice.

  7. In the course of her search she happened to recognise her bandbox and conceive a desire to reassure herself as to the becomingness of its contents.

  8. He was able to stand up slowly, turn on the radio, and reassure Batman.

  9. Amber volunteered to reassure Willow's parents when she returned to California, and Willow promised to write letters from the wild world.

  10. Above all else it was necessary to reassure Constance, whose strength only concealed the raging fire beneath, and Enid, whose highly strung temperament was on the borderland of hysteria.

  11. Constance had told him of the dinner arrangement, but he wished to ascertain if the definite absence of the lighthouse-keeper would tend to reassure Mrs. Vansittart.

  12. Don't be afraid," he said gently, patting her on the shoulder as one might reassure a timid child.

  13. All were anxious to reassure their loved ones, but, in their present moribund condition, they could not realize the electric effect of the incident on the wider world which read and had hearts to feel.

  14. She descended to the depths, to reassure the men.

  15. Most of all, he wanted to reassure his people.

  16. Life at Petaca would have to even out over a long stretch of time to reassure the peasants.

  17. She cast a glance over her shoulder to reassure herself that it was really Hal's hatless head which was bending forward, almost touching the side of the white cow.

  18. The young man spoke in a perfectly careless tone, to reassure his companion; but Millicent noticed that he occasionally looked behind him as the riders gained on them.

  19. She felt that he meant to reassure her, and she suffered herself to be reassured.

  20. He desired to reassure her, she saw; and she bent and kissed him.

  21. She tried to reassure herself again and again, but each failure added to her distress.

  22. He went on speaking at once, as if to reassure her, to give her time.

  23. My wife endeavoured to console and reassure me, using the arguments which you have just heard her use, and many others, but in vain.

  24. On that point I can reassure you," said the good lady, smiling, and there was now something sweet in her smile.

  25. Evidently at Azala's instigation it had been penned in order to reassure me, and to induce me to return so that I could assist her in solving the mysterious problem to which she had hinted so pointedly when we had been alone.

  26. I do not think he is dead," said Dick, attempting to reassure her.

  27. Dick managed to appease and reassure him in a short time, and soon he left the hotel, accompanied by his chum.

  28. To reassure ourselves, we asked a woman who was standing at the door of the cot, where was San Miguel.

  29. I am not a bit of a coward," answered Serafina laughingly, "and will do my best to reassure this timid little Isabelle.

  30. She did not extinguish her light, but placed it near the bed, and strove to reassure herself and reason away her nameless terror; but all in vain.

  31. She closed her hand on them with that, and opened it again, and did so twice, as if to reassure herself that the stones were real and that she was not dreaming.

  32. Rambouillet evinced on these occasions to avoid recognition did not tend to reassure me or make me think more lightly of the unknown business on which I was bound.

  33. I drew her hand through my arm, and hastened to reassure her.

  34. I tried to soothe and reassure myself with these reasonings, but I could not be quiet or at peace.

  35. White Bear tried to reassure them and himself.

  36. She patted Yellow Hair's wrist to reassure her.

  37. They cocked their ears at every one of the mounds; and sometimes they pressed rump against rump, as if to reassure each other by their mutual touch.

  38. I fear you will think that six dead men in less than as many pages make a record of bloodshed giving promise of terrible things to come, but I am glad I can reassure you on that point.

  39. Despite my effort to reassure myself, I could not quite throw off a feeling of uneasiness whenever I thought of the manner in which I had betrayed to Sir John the fact that I was a friend to Mary Stuart.


  40. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reassure" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.