How to Use solace in a Sentence

solace

noun

• Her presence was a great solace for me.
• It's important to explain what's going on, but some parents tell their child too much—about being lonely and frightened, about dates they're going on. Instead of the parent offering emotional solace to the child, the child is expected to provide it for the adult.
  — People, 4 Mar. 2002
• But the same path out for him is one in which the rest of the team can take solace.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021
• Their house was a place of solace and a place of calmness.
  — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2020
• This is the rare novel that brings equal amounts of solace and joy.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• The Spurs could take some cold solace in their late push.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2018
• Even so, it’s of little solace to those caught in the chaos.
  — Lori Aratani and Ian Duncan, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Jan. 2022
• In times of grief and loss, art speaks the compelling language of solace.
  — Elisa Turner, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2022
• Bam Adebayo took no solace in the fact the odds were stacked against him.
  — Andre C. Fernandez, miamiherald, 26 Oct. 2017
• His life away from the court doesn’t offer much solace.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2022
• Still, a four-year wait brings solace to the broken heart.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2018
• At the time, youth in the Bronx found solace in music and dancing.
  — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2021
• But solace can be found in just about any quote ever said about change.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• There were three timely drives in which the defense can find solace.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2021
• Existing as the shy kid who takes solace in the outdoors.
  — Julia Ioffe, GQ, 21 June 2018
• Home for us has been a return to the values that shaped us, as well as a place of solace.
  — Cassie Condrey, Southern Living, 24 June 2021
• What kind of solace can these coaches and players take from this?
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2021
• These days, Jones finds solace singing in his church choir.
  — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2022
• Its back patio area offers up solace from the big city.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
• Your old favourites can be a reliable source of solace.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 23 Sep. 2022
• Her solace now is playing the piano and loving her pets.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 May 2020
• In Sea and Sand, he's been kicked out of his house and finds solace on the beach.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 29 June 2020
• But take solace in knowing the island is big enough to escape crowds.
  — Nick Kontis, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
• Schulz doesn’t shy away from the fact that some of the afflicted may never find solace.
  — Edna Bonhomme, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2022
• That’s little solace to people who fall prey to the endless scams.
  — Scott Canon, kansascity.com, 8 May 2017
• Would that bring you some solace, if Greg doesn’t get away with it?
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022
• Inter has been spared that fate, of course, but that is scant solace for its fans.
  — New York Times, 20 Aug. 2021
• My only solace is that Rebel doesn't seem to think things are over.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2017
• Buckles is a short hike after a long drive, a place of solitude and source for solace.
  — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2020
• Heidi Kim found solace in the way her mother had lived.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024