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
Recent Examples on the Web
Cereal has been a comfort food of mine for many decades.
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Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Packed with flavorful vegetables and enhanced with bacon, this is the ultimate comfort food.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
When life events call for satisfying comfort food, try our Eggplant Parmesan to evoke warmth and tenderness.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
My family taught me all about Italian-American comfort food, and Ina taught me about American comfort food.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tammy Algood, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
Packed with flavorful vegetables and enhanced with bacon, this is the ultimate comfort food.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
When life events call for satisfying comfort food, try our Eggplant Parmesan to evoke warmth and tenderness.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
My family taught me all about Italian-American comfort food, and Ina taught me about American comfort food.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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