COMFORT in a Sentence
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296 example sentences for COMFORT, such as:
1. They did everything for our comfort.
2. Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
3. A private car gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility.
4. Silent or not, she thanked Heaven for the comfort of his presence.
5. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
2. Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
3. A private car gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility.
4. Silent or not, she thanked Heaven for the comfort of his presence.
5. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
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Meanings and Examples of COMFORT
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comfort
n. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
n. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 When he re-entered the kitchen the lamp lit up the same scene of shining comfort as on the previous evening.
2 But, in the depths of the first tragedy she had ever known, she wanted the very comfort of her mother's presence.
3 She cried until Charles climbed into bed beside her and tried to comfort her, cried without words until no more tears would come and at last she lay sobbing quietly on his shoulder.
4 Before such an exhibition of grief, Pittypat's easy tears ceased and Melly flew to the bedside to comfort her sister-in-law.
5 She did not even squeeze the hand that Melanie had inserted into her palm for comfort.
6 With panic in her heart, Scarlett did not know whether to tell Melanie of Rhett's words and have the dubious comfort of her misery or keep it to herself.
7 But I could not bear having him dead and not having--not having a child of his to comfort me.
8 Then, even if he died, she could nurse the warm comfort of his secret love to the end of her days.
9 It will be a comfort to me to know that you are together if anything happens to me.
10 She shrank closer to Rhett, took his arm in fingers that trembled and looked up at him for words, for comfort, for something reassuring.
11 Silent or not, she thanked Heaven for the comfort of his presence.
12 There's nothing we can be sure of and--and I thought it would be a heap of comfort to me and maybe to her if we were engaged.
13 And he is going to die in some comfort and peace if I can manage it, without worry about who will take care of me when he's gone.
14 He took it as naturally as he did the fact that Carreen had found comfort in talking to him, a stranger.
15 Yes, Will was a comfort to Scarlett after hard days when the negroes muttered and Suellen nagged and cried and Gerald asked too frequently where Ellen was.
Example Sentence: (86 in 6 pages)
1 If you leave me, please don't comfort me because each sewing has to meet stinging pain.
2 Being able to afford a drink would be a comfort in these tough times.
3 Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.
4 With video, you can watch the latest movies in the comfort of your own home.
5 Learning is wealth to the poor, an honour to the rich, an aid to the young, and a support and comfort to the aged.
6 A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.
7 I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them.
8 These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.
9 Better to tell the truth and comfort their cry, than to create pain when you tell them a lie.
10 A private car gives a much greater degree of comfort and mobility.
11 This new design will offer undreamed-of levels of comfort, safety and speed.
12 I know she goes out a lot at night, but I draw/take comfort from the fact that she's always with friends.
13 A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.
14 Sometimes a few words of comfort to the one who has just failed may encourage him to stand up and even try to make a comeback.
15 They did everything for our comfort.