Exempel på consolingly

• Her brother patted her arm consolingly.

• "It's no good," John says, and adds consolingly: "It's beautifully written, but it's too literary."

• Adele saw Isabel's pale face turn even whiter and broke off, patting her hand consolingly.

• Anne said consolingly to Sarah, "Maybe the war will be over soon anyway."

• He patted her shoulder consolingly with a big hand.

• The sheriff spoke consolingly, pitying the girl's embarrassment, and covertly regretting the accident.

• It passed and passed again, lightly, soothingly, consolingly.

• He it was whose attachment has since accompanied me consolingly through the wretchedness of life, and has helped me to support my gloomy lot.

• Here the modernity which had so winningly greeted us at the station welcomed us more and consolingly.

• The young lieutenant patted him on the nose and whispered to him consolingly.

• She put her hands tightly together on his bosom, and he looked consolingly into her eyes.

• He saw how frail and worried she looked, and tried to speak consolingly.

• Then his kind hand touched her; his friendly voice fell consolingly on her ear.

• Her father held her to him a moment consolingly.

• Her exquisite face was pressed consolingly against the golden head.

• And yet," he went on consolingly, "it might have been worse.

• A rainbow of hope rose over the cloud of disappointment, and a sugar dog with yellow ears and pink tail gleamed consolingly through it.

• It was mortifying to his visitor to be caught napping on so familiar a text; the parson saw it, and spoke consolingly.

• The sergeant stooped and patted the shaggy head consolingly, and tried to explain matters.