comfort food
noun
: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal
Examples of comfort food in a Sentence
Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods.
a restaurant that serves comfort food
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This exclusive collection is only poured at The Mason Jar Southern Bar & Restaurant, a ship hot spot known for Southern comfort food, live country music, farmhouse-style decor, and, of course, a robust collection of American whiskeys and other Southern libations.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Stadtbräu Get a taste of Austrian tradition at Stadtbräu, which offers massive portions of local comfort foods like schladminger knappenpfandl (pork filet in pepper sauce), brauhaustoast (rumpsteak on toast), and, obviously, Wiener schnitzel.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
That’s reason enough for genre regulars to renew their faith in the horror studio and a good argument for Blumhouse to keep treating franchises more like comfort food going forward.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
Many popular non-cake comfort foods, like monkey bread, are often baked in a Bundt pan as well.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Stadtbräu Get a taste of Austrian tradition at Stadtbräu, which offers massive portions of local comfort foods like schladminger knappenpfandl (pork filet in pepper sauce), brauhaustoast (rumpsteak on toast), and, obviously, Wiener schnitzel.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
That’s reason enough for genre regulars to renew their faith in the horror studio and a good argument for Blumhouse to keep treating franchises more like comfort food going forward.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
Many popular non-cake comfort foods, like monkey bread, are often baked in a Bundt pan as well.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comfort food
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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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