How to Use reassurance in a Sentence
reassurance
noun- Children need a lot of reassurance.
- Experts offered their reassurances that the accident wouldn't happen again.
- He received reassurance from his family.
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That was the reassurance that opened such a door in my life.
—Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 10 May 2021
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But just to know that all of those great films are out there is a reassurance.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2023
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But for a short stretch of time in her life, Chisholm didn’t have that reassurance.
—oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2021
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That doesn’t make sense, and the model doesn’t need that kind of reassurance.
—Rachel Kaplan, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2022
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There was plenty of reassurance to get from the at-bat.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
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The men in charge have done their best to provide reassurance this week.
—Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2022
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So far, no words of reassurance or comfort have come from the top.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2022
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The first coronavirus case in the state just over one year ago added a sense of false reassurance.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2021
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Her main tip for anyone about to have kids is more of a reassurance.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2021
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In a world that can often feel off the rails, there’s reassurance in a pattern.
—Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2022
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The sequence is easy (even for a novice) and sprinkled with words of reassurance.
—New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
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So there's certain things that give us a bit of reassurance that the process can be managed.
—WIRED, 20 June 2023
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Grant offers her some vague words of reassurance… but he’s still got a big choice to make.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Being able to pitch as a starter or out of the bullpen gives the Athletics some reassurance with this pick.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2020
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With reassurance like that, there’s only so much that wishin’ and hopin’ can do.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021
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The idea that the word might lose its potency as an insult over time gives me a lot of reassurance.
—Rose Stokes, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2021
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Tsai has some reassurance for those who are worried about the future of Hong Kong — and his pal, Jack Ma.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 16 June 2021
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Jam is also a form of reassurance—those dusty jars kept at the back of a cupboard, just in case, are a silent comfort.
—The Economist, 13 June 2020
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Her hand goes to her chest, almost as if searching for the reassurance of a pulse, or to pinch herself out of a dream, but no dice.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Jan. 2022
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Take along those things from home that bring you comfort and reassurance.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 24 July 2023
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That Casti glow—at night when the shops would be dark—has been a consistent reassurance for me over the past 11 years of living a few blocks away.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
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This time, the link to a sliding greenback may give reassurance.
—Netty Idayu Ismail, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2020
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Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance too.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
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Maybe, but his words of reassurance could be an important touchstone for a team that doesn’t know what’s ahead, both on the field and off.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2020
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Talk to an attorney for reassurance that your wife cannot take them from you.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2023
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Hopefully, these guidelines can offer reassurance and optionality for past and present cat owners.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
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Stocks pared some losses as new data showed inflation slowed in March and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cooled, matching expectations and offering brief reassurance that inflation, while elevated, has been easing.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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