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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As much as a warm pot roast or a brick of lasagna, this donut is a comfort food unto itself.
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Specializing in comfort food, The Griddle has become one of the Boise area’s most successful local restaurant chains.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2025
Nothing screams comfort food more than a chicken pot pie.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Jim Lorentz crossed paths with the American Motel in Wheat Ridge many times — whether as a cop hauling out a domestic violence suspect, as a diner downing comfort food in the restaurant or as a guest in the Elvis suite on his wedding night.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Specializing in comfort food, The Griddle has become one of the Boise area’s most successful local restaurant chains.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2025
Nothing screams comfort food more than a chicken pot pie.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Jim Lorentz crossed paths with the American Motel in Wheat Ridge many times — whether as a cop hauling out a domestic violence suspect, as a diner downing comfort food in the restaurant or as a guest in the Elvis suite on his wedding night.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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