How to use condolence in a sentence
10 example sentences · noun
Condolence means comfort, support or sympathy. Example: “There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.”
Examples of condolence by meaning
nounComfort, support or sympathy.
- There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
nounAn expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
- I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.
More sentences with condolence
- I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.From the entry phrase
- His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences, and an occasional good-natured ribbing.From the entry unsuccessful
- The president offered his condolences to the mother of the dead soldier.From the entry offer one's condolences
- I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 36”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC. From the entry volubility
- He’d spoken in Italian to the woman at the door—the same words of condolence that the Scarlattas had used when visiting their grieving neighbors.2015, Leslie Parry, Church of Marvels, Two Roads, →ISBN. From the entry torta
- As the chief of the Tianjian government, I have an unshirkable responsibility for this accident and I hereby offer my deep condolences to the victims.”2015 August 19, Tom Phillips, “Tianjin blast: more warehouses accused of violating rules on toxic materials”, in The Guardian. From the entry unshirkable
- Long before email and SMS, the pneumatic post was the quickest way to send a written message of condolence, a declaration of love or even a demand for ransom.2021, Jacob Paskins, “Pneumatic Postal System”, in Barbara Penner, Adrian Forty, Olivia Horsfall Turner, Miranda Critchley, editors…. From the entry pneumatic post
- I filled him in on Simon and the vacuum press before I explained about my condolence visit the past Friday, and the tabs of Ecstacy in the smuggler's Bible.2004, Irene Marcuse, Under the Manhattan Bridge, MacMillan, →ISBN, page 148. From the entry smuggler's bible
Meaning of condolence
- noun Comfort, support or sympathy.
- noun An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
Questions about condolence in a sentence
- How do you use condolence in a sentence?
- Condolence is used as a noun. For example: “There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.”
- What is a short sentence with condolence?
- “I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.”
- What does condolence mean?
- Condolence means comfort, support or sympathy.
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