consolation

Pope Leo XIV's upcoming trip to Argentina, the first papal visit in 39 years, is a sort of consolation prize for the homeland of predecessor Francis, who disappointed his compatriots by never returning as pontiff.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Beyond Tiznow, further consolation for California came earlier Saturday when the top jockey in the state, Juan Hernandez, got his first Cup win after 30 consecutive defeats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ben Duckett's sublime century and four wickets for Liam Dawson earned England a consolation win over Sri Lanka in their final match of the tri-series.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

It throws in a touching consolation at the ending, too, so it isn’t only bad vibes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

I tried to tell him that he was young and that there were a lot of fish in the sea, but it was little consolation.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

In her second book, Hekker noted some consolations for first wives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Let's give the biblical authors credit for taking the sublimity of our loss straight up instead of chasing false consolations.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

Scotland rallied and scored some consolations, not that it mattered.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, traveled to Kyiv last week for secret consolations with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

“Too awful,” she kept repeating, and all Bernard’s consolations were in vain.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley