comforter
Example Sentences
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After she was murdered as a young woman, Jill was, in her words, “elevated” to the role of a comforter, whose task is to aid the dying in their transition to the afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Referred to as "the comforter", he was ushered in - along with his family - by a marching band, horse parade and a series of luxury vehicles, among them a midnight sapphire Rolls Royce.
From BBC • May 3, 2025
They married in the camp, and when they had a son, they named him Menachem, which means comforter or consoler in Hebrew.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Have a down comforter ready when you watch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024
The only light comes through the Venetian blinds and leads in strips across the rucked covers, the comforter.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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