solace
noun
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
was solacing
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past progressiveof solace.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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That young man was my Play- fellow when I was solacing my self in my sins: I may make mention of him to my shame; but he has a great many fellows.
From Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan
As Leon passed through the outer office he encountered Ike Herzog of the Bon Ton Credit Outfitting Company, who was solacing himself with the Daily Cloak and Suit Record in the interval of his waiting.
From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Montague Glass
Tom, with his feet on the mantel piece, was solacing himself with a pipe and a novel; he started up, however, as she came in.
From We Two, a novel by Edna Lyall
Just as she was solacing herself with the latter reflection, her daughter stepped out on the piazza, a little black book in her hand.
From Jewel by Clara Louise Burnham
The captain meantime was solacing himself with thoughts of Mara—thoughts not wholly devoid of anxiety, for she appeared to be growing thin and losing strength in spite of her assurances to the contrary.
From The Earth Trembled by Edward Payson Roe
