for company

idiom

: in order not to be lonely
I turned the radio on for company.

Examples of for company in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sometimes, a small do as Carol called these evenings of shrimp cocktail, sparkling wine and small talk, but mostly there were just the three hounds — Asher called them, collectively, Cerberus — for company. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 Roadrunner’s new general partner, Mike Mettler, who is joining Roadrunner as part of this new fund, was out at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California last week, Hammer says, meeting directly with scientists and assessing which ideas might be ready for company creation. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2024 The South Bay location represents a personal and family-oriented accomplishment for company CEO Lee. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024 Then there are languid afternoons spent in its Arabian-style tea tent, a spread of sandwiches and cakes for company—just one of many, many treats that await at Jack’s Camp. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for for company 

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“For company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20company. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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