How to Use reassure in a Sentence

reassure

verb
  • The news didn't reassure him.
  • I tried to reassure myself that the children were safe.
  • Experts reassured the public that the accident wouldn't happen again.
  • The king was reassured he would be kept in the loop on the Oslo dialogue.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Jamal got on the phone with the parents to reassure them.
    Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • Democrats don’t yet look ready to move on to plan B if Biden doesn’t reassure them.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
  • The soft, vague feel of the brake pedal wasn't reassuring.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The first lady gave a nod to reassure him Melissa would be back.
    Matt Viser, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
  • In that context, cutting out the noise might be a way to reassure investors.
    WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The agent, Judy recalled, reassured them Sunil was not a suspect.
    Elizabeth Koh, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The new finance minster, the fourth in as many months, is seeking to reassure markets that the grown-ups are back in charge.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • One clip shows the canal’s current pushing the horse downstream as the rescuer holds her head and tries to reassure her.
    Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2024
  • The video was meant to calm his supporters and to reassure the country that the election was, indeed, over.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 July 2022
  • But even a fund that serves as a mild headwind feels reassuring at times like these.
    Spencer Jakab editor, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2023
  • There’s simply no telling where this will lead, but none of it is reassuring.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 May 2023
  • But with the sequel already in play, we can be reassured that these men aren’t going to die after the screen cuts to black.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The loss of my brother, like the loss of Mac, reassures me that nothing lasts forever; few things even last long.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Watts later learned through her lawyer that the nurse who had reassured her had reported her to the police.
    Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • By the end of the day, she felt reassured academically and had moved past the earthquake.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
  • To order and eat a Dew Drop Inn hot dog is to be reassured of the pleasant fiction that there are some constants in this life.
    Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 6 July 2023
  • The chief justice used his speech to reassure lawyers that the justices remain on good working terms.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Trump must reassure voters leery of putting him back in the Oval Office.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 May 2024
  • Bankers and regulators have tried to reassure investors that the worst of the crisis is past, to little avail.
    Ken Sweet and Michelle Chapman, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
  • Holmes, in the role of Joint Chiefs chairman, reassured lawmakers, after the first three days of fighting.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Marlo reassured her, and mentioned that Sofia always loved the beach.
    Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • On Thursday, Caro boarded the old van as usual, but Gabriel was not reassured.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • And yet, his traits, work ethic and cerebral film study reassure the Cowboys of his value.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022
  • Don't worry though, Sampson reassures us the other manuscripts are fun as well.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Things were awkward for a moment, and the bride took her niece aside to reassure her that her inclusion in the bridal party was not changing.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The fast-food giant is trying to reassure consumers that this doesn't appear to be a widespread or nationwide issue.
    Kelly Tyko, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024

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