solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
solaced
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past participleof solace.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof solace.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
solacenouncomfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
Example Sentences
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The medieval idea of the Mater Dolorosa solaced her when she lost her own son.
From Time Magazine Archive
From that point on, solaced by his favorite wife, Queen Um Shagran, he settled into a remarkably sedate routine.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he came to the U. S. from Italy, he worked in Manhattan, solaced his leisure tooting in a small brass band.
From Time Magazine Archive
And it was in Western Europe, wrecked by war and brooded over by the neo-Malthusians, but solaced by its industry and by U.S. aid, that "the most spectacular advances were made."
From Time Magazine Archive
I’m sure she solaced herself by being convinced that some misfit Maingault or Mortemar had got mixed up with the lodge-keeper’s daughter.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
