take comfort in

idiom

: to feel less worried/upset because of (something)
I take comfort in the knowledge that I'm not alone.

Examples of take comfort in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Should this happen, take comfort in knowing that only very few plants are vulnerable to permanent damage from a freeze. Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2024 While manatees are considered only semi-social, the three appeared to take comfort in each other. Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 But aggrieved, non-rich Americans could take comfort in the notion that rich people were being asked to pay up, too. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 There's plenty of blame to allocate, but one thing the 49ers should take comfort in is that quarterback Brock Purdy shined on the sport's biggest stage. Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024 Apple can at least take comfort in its sales elsewhere in Asia. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 Feb. 2024 Some people take comfort in the dead-of-night silence, and others can't stand it. Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2024 This was perverse, but Pence can take comfort in knowing that his faithfulness to the Constitution ... To Read the Full Story Welcome to Insticator commenting. Nr Editors, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, those alarmed by Khosla’s prediction of rapid obsolescence in the labor market may take comfort in another of the billionaire’s predictions—that AI will allow many countries to double their rate of GDP growth in coming years. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023

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“Take comfort in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20comfort%20in. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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