Jessica appreciated his comforting, protective gesture, but she didn't know how much good it would do them.

She put her hands on his shoulders in what she hoped might be a comforting gesture.

The Traveler laid a hand on his shoulder in a comforting gesture he rarely used.

Elizabeth placed her hand on his arm in a comforting gesture, though she knew it was futile at the moment.

It had been a comforting gesture, not a romantic one.

His arm went around her, squeezing gently, a reassuring, comforting gesture.

She reached up and put her hand on his upper arm again, this time in a comforting gesture.

She laid a hand on his arm as a comforting gesture.

His arms went around her again in a comforting, reassuring gesture.

Zelda reached out her hand and touched George's arm in a comforting gesture.