comfort

Example Sentences

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“Stronger‑than‑expected April CPI reinforces the case for patience, even as the new chair has expressed comfort looking through one‑off price pressures,” writes Christian Floro, market strategist at Principal Asset Management.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Hastings spoke numerous times about how he would return to swim in the bay where she lost her life, how it brought him comfort, how it was a place of healing.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

I mean, my expectations were dangerously high, but as soon as we saw each other, there was this level of comfort and familiarity that made it all so easy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Mina, who longs for “glamour, and comfort, and money,” dislikes the idea of marriage but concedes that “if these blessings must come via a man, so be it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“I could tell you weren’t too happy last night in the garden. You don’t think I’m good enough to be a detective’s assistant. But that’s all right,” I said, more to comfort myself than her.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan