for company

idiom

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

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Everyone's a little sad in The Holdovers, Alexander Payne's charmingly sour comedy about a student stuck at his New England boarding school over the holidays with only his grouchy professor (Paul Giamatti) and the school cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph) for company. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025 Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate certainly looked more comfortable with Robertson for company alongside them. James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025 Super simple but fancy enough for company, this cozy kale salad gets a flavor boost from roasted butternut squash, gorgonzola, and sweet pears. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025 The letter writer wanted to get a dog for company, to which the husband was also opposed. R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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