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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In 1773, he had solaced himself by a second marriage with Miss Nicholas, the daughter of Robert Nicholas, Esq.
From Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives by Henry Francis Cary
So they ate their fill and went their ways, whilst Zumurrud returned to her palace, thanking God for that He had solaced her heart of those who had wronged her.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by John Payne
Hearts are caught in the rebound, and Bozzy had solaced his loss of the belle Irlandaise with the sympathy of his fellow-traveller.
From James Boswell Famous Scots Series by W. Keith (William Keith) Leask
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
But she had solaced herself with a swift recovery and a new lover, and had he been guilty she could not have abandoned him more cavalierly.
From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Hugh Lundsford
