solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
have solaced
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present perfectof solace.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But the zeal of these chasseurs, who were decking the tombs so well, must yet have solaced the souls of the youthful dead with a little tender gaiety.
From War by Pierre Loti
The death of her husband in 1708 left her to a lonely reign, and she seems to have solaced herself with her garden, superintending the laying out of the grounds.
From The Kensington District The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
Had the tobacco been ten times as much, it could not have solaced him for the knowledge that the dugout had been visited.
From Lahoma by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
My comrade would fain have solaced himself, after our weary journey, with something nice.
From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Hugh Miller
She could have solaced my life; you, and you alone, my dear good angels, can console me for her death.
From Lost Illusions by Ellen Marriage
