solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
had solaced
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past perfectof solace.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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We had solaced his soul with meed of praise.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 by Various
But they had solaced themselves in the cellar.
From In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry by Marcel Dupont
They told Murat more than this, destroying the pleasant picture of a submissive and contented population with which he had solaced his mind.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. by Charles Morris
Old Captain Finch had solaced his weary and painful last years by making a beautiful little model of a ship, and had left it in his will to the doctor.
From A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett
The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
