Which preposition to use with soothed

to Occurrences 54%

The road to the station and the village lay through the glen, not by the ruins; but though the sunshine and the fresh air, and the beauty of the trees, and the sound of the water were all very soothing to the spirits, my mind was so full of my own subject that I could not refrain from turning to the right hand as I got to the top of the glen, and going straight to the place which I may call the scene of all my thoughts.

in Occurrences 18%

There was something so soothing in the manners of Lady Pendennyss, she listened to the little he said with such a respectful attention, was so anxious to have him give his opinions, that the unction of flattery, thus sweetly applied, and for the first time, could not fail of its wonted effects.

with Occurrences 18%

Gently she soothed with her soft tongue Kazan's bleeding wounds.

into Occurrences 10%

Sentences: The insurance agent was so a talker that I was soothed into sleepiness by his voice.

by Occurrences 6%

As the thrush extends all over the mouth, throat, stomach, and bowels, the irritation to the child from such an extent of diseased surface is proportionately great, and before attempting to act on such a tender surface by opening medicine, the better plan is to soothe by an emollient mixture; and, for that purpose, let the following be prepared.

as Occurrences 4%

Ah! it is Reason, Intelligence, and Duty, calm as the voices of angels, soothing as the "music of the spheres," which alone should guide nations, in all crises and difficulties, to the attainment of those rights and privileges on which all true progress is based.

at Occurrences 3%

This last, in truth, he did not expect, but still, if it came, it would be better than perturbations; they must be soothed at any cost.

than Occurrences 2%

It was rather soothing than otherwise.

under Occurrences 1%

You will not wonder that the man required a little judicious soothing under such circumstances, and you will also, I hope, admire the humanity of the sale of his wife and children by the owner who was going to take him to Alabama, because they would be incumbrances rather than otherwise down there.

out Occurrences 1%

Beyond doubt, thousands of children have been soothed and soothed out of existence.

down Occurrences 1%

"And thine eyes' blue mirror widens With an awestroke of belief; Meekly following that blind guidance, On thy finger's rosy sheaf, Blow'st thou softly, fancy wounded, soothing down a painless grief.

like Occurrences 1%

The thunder was now echoing among the distant glens and gorges of Daulness Fells, and the angry roar and gusts of the tempest were subsiding into the melancholy soughing and piping that soothe like a lullaby.

from Occurrences 1%

She is diverted from fear and soothed from self-consciousness by having her nervous attention distracted.

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