Examples of cold comfort in a Sentence
The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
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But that will be cold comfort to some in the British legal system who have argued U.S. prisons are so inherently cruel that sending Assange to America, even with such a guarantee, would still amount to an inhumane act.
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
But that will be cold comfort to the players who can’t stay afloat.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Given the scale of the devastation wrought by the parochialism of union officials like Jordan, the fact that this tactic just isn’t working anymore is cold comfort.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
That may be of cold comfort to employers, whose employee base is likely composed mostly of young workers who are less loyal and less likely to stick around for more than a year or two.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
This might seem like cold comfort today, but Victorians prized stoicism.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
All of this month’s outrage has been cold comfort to transgender Utahns and their advocates, however.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
But that's cold comfort for Charity, who is truly flailing.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2023
Analysts reckon the start of 2023 was worse, but that’s cold comfort to those getting hit now.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
But that will be cold comfort to the players who can’t stay afloat.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Given the scale of the devastation wrought by the parochialism of union officials like Jordan, the fact that this tactic just isn’t working anymore is cold comfort.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
That may be of cold comfort to employers, whose employee base is likely composed mostly of young workers who are less loyal and less likely to stick around for more than a year or two.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
This might seem like cold comfort today, but Victorians prized stoicism.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
All of this month’s outrage has been cold comfort to transgender Utahns and their advocates, however.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
But that's cold comfort for Charity, who is truly flailing.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2023
Analysts reckon the start of 2023 was worse, but that’s cold comfort to those getting hit now.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Cold comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20comfort. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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