How to Use reassuring in a Sentence

reassuring

adjective
  • This is reassuring to many people who eat fish or catch fish for sport.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • His voice was calm and reassuring.
    Will Rice, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The lo-fi song also serves as a reassuring message to fans who have been by his side.
    Vulture, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Relations to those who are close to you are warm and reassuring.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Hwang knew all too well that the results were anything but reassuring.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Seeing a code arrive by text or email can feel reassuring.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • What’s reassuring is that Softbank’s move hasn’t come out of the blue.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2023
  • So that was a reassuring data point.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That made sense, Landgren says, and was, in a way, reassuring.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 19 June 2026
  • Mike Pence has a sad, kind face, and there’s something reassuring and poignant about him, too.
    Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Too bad the intern isn’t sure of much — and the blood splattered on his scrubs isn’t reassuring — but who cares?
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Stock the fridge – food is always reassuring.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
  • This is a trickle of new cases, not a flood, which is somewhat reassuring.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But for Gazans who fear every night could be their last, that is hardly reassuring.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This was not as reassuring as some headlines might lead readers to believe.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • That’s not very reassuring, for stock markets or anyone else.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The King briefly commented on his wife's health last week and gave a reassuring word.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The tattoo on Pavon's right hand is a reassuring presence to the golfer.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There is a more reassuring version of this story.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • This would be more reassuring but for another friend-of-the-court filing.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Then again, nothing compares to the reassuring heft of a cashmere knit.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • He doesn't get rattled, and that's very reassuring and comforting to be around.
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But the reassuring thing is the pace at which this new supply has become leased and occupied.
    Brad Hunter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But the question of what comes next is not terribly reassuring.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And there's something so deeply reassuring about that, nostalgic and cheesy or not.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • For roast beef lovers in Orlando, that’s very reassuring to hear.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Bustillos has just the right tone as a reassuring guidepost for the teen throughout his chaotic life.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
  • When speaking to them, using a soft, reassuring tone of voice can encourage them to trust you more.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • None of them look at her or acknowledge her presence, neither with a glance nor a reassuring hand.
    Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The arms are still slim and light, and the travel case has a reassuring and pleasing magnetic snap when closed.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2023

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