companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship 
: the fellowship existing among companions : company
Examples of companionship in a Sentence
They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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Their long-standing bond has been marked by steady companionship and a deepening of their personal and creative lives together.
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Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Caring Haven has provided a variety of services for seniors in need of help, from companionship to personal care to respite for caregivers, but Lopez still felt that something was missing.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Kikusui’s team has previously shown that children who live with dogs early in life and continue that companionship into adolescence score higher on measures of social support and emotional connectedness.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Kikusui’s team previously found that young people have a dog from a young age and then continue to have dogs later in life have better levels of social support and companionship.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
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Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Caring Haven has provided a variety of services for seniors in need of help, from companionship to personal care to respite for caregivers, but Lopez still felt that something was missing.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Kikusui’s team has previously shown that children who live with dogs early in life and continue that companionship into adolescence score higher on measures of social support and emotional connectedness.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Kikusui’s team previously found that young people have a dog from a young age and then continue to have dogs later in life have better levels of social support and companionship.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for companionship
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship
: the good feeling that comes from being with someone else
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