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Meanings of only comfort in English

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Usage of only comfort in English
1
Yet in this deadness lay her only comfort; or so it seemed.
Wives and Daughters
2
The only comfort he received was in the presence of his aunt.
Watersprings
3
It was the only comfort he could think of at the moment.
Death at La Fenice
4
I wish you could see her; she is my only comfort now.
Wives and Daughters
5
Boris would know, Genevièvethe only comfort was that she would never know.
The King in Yellow
6
That is the only comfort we can draw out of the affair.
The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II
7
The only comfort I had was that nobody knew anything about it.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish
8
He has been my only comfort and the nights are so long.
Paula the Waldensian
9
In my sorrow I unconsciously took to my pipe, my only comfort.
The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches
10
That fair sweet girl is the only comfort of my wretched life.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September...
11
His only comfort was the fact that he had been summoned here.
Shift
12
Their only comfort is the reigning league champions, Barcelona, are also struggling.
The Guardian
13
The only comfort is Jost resting beside me, but even that's complicated.
Crewel
14
I have robbed my Margaret of her only comfort-spoiledher only pleasure.
Deerbrook
15
Their only comfort was that Mr Collinson appeared to be gaining strength.
Sunshine Bill
16
Her only comfort through this casual savagery was St Therese of Lisieux.
The Irish Times
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Only comfort through the time
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United Kingdom
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