How to use consolation in a sentence

More sentences with consolation

• I managed to murmur some words of consolation as I left the funeral.From the entry word
• Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.From the entry drought
• A good life affords consolation in old age.From the entry afford
• I don't believe it,” was of little consolation to crestfallen Jane.2013, John A. Richardson, Grey Nomads, page 42. From the entry Meldrewesque
• But the flesh is weak, it is consolation to find that one is on the right track.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 139. From the entry leap
• Got a match?” Forsyth found no consolation in the fact that Carlyon was pippy.1920, Francis Brett Young, E. Brett Young, Undergrowth, page 45. From the entry pippy
• The only consolation in their taking the Kator was that the ship was set at doing slow sub-luminary speeds.2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 34. From the entry subluminary
• Hecuba has no such musical or aesthetic consolation, since all that remains for her is to “cry out chorusless woes.”2017, Naomi A. Weiss, The Music of Tragedy: Performance and Imagination in Euripidean Theater, →ISBN. From the entry chorusless
• She has since fallen from grace, and when she left government she took a European parliament seat, considered a consolation prize.2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in The Guardian. From the entry constituency
• It's not, really, but I didn't want consolation.1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 161. From the entry works
• We regret the slip, but then we take consolation in the fact that the best of jugglers sometimes make a miscatch.1921, American Builder - Volume 31, page 113. From the entry miscatch
• My Emily was always after me to read the good word with her, and now that she is gone, it is my only consolation.1975, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine- Volume 66, page 18. From the entry good word
• My only consolation was that I knew the second service would have an even larger crowd, so at least we would get the love offering from that one.2010, Ron Owens, Iris: Trophy of Grace, →ISBN, page 70. From the entry love offering
• One last consolation, however, was left to the casual poor and naturally enough they tended to clutch at it: their women could be more demeaned, more lowly, than they.1999, Miriam Dixson, The Real Matilda, page 79. From the entry demeaned
• Malone's hot blood flushed to his head as he thought of this trifler, this insect, coming between mankind and a message of instruction and consolation descending from above.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)…. From the entry mankind
• The only consolation for the Germans was the so-called Swedish relay race, which they won against the team of the Illinois Athletic Club, which arrived as third.1925 October 7, The Christian Science Monitor, volume 17, number 265, Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, via Internet…. From the entry Swedish relay

Meaning of consolation

1. noun The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
2. noun The prize or benefit for the loser.
3. noun A consolation goal.

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Questions about consolation in a sentence

How do you use consolation in a sentence?

Consolation is used as a noun. For example: “I managed to murmur some words of consolation as I left the funeral.”

What is a short sentence with consolation?

“A good life affords consolation in old age.”

What does consolation mean?

Consolation means the act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.