Examples of cold comfort in a Sentence
The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
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Any outstanding arrears will be paid by February, though that may come as cold comfort to the ex-employees who have been protesting to demand their factories’ reopening, including by allegedly setting a factory and several vehicles on fire.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
McClean is facing 15 years in prison if convicted, but that was cold comfort to Downer’s mother on Thursday.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
That was cold comfort for Mr. Gelernt, the A.C.L.U. lawyer.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Commitments on paper offer cold comfort when so many breaches and violations are discovered after the harms are felt.
—Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
McClean is facing 15 years in prison if convicted, but that was cold comfort to Downer’s mother on Thursday.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
That was cold comfort for Mr. Gelernt, the A.C.L.U. lawyer.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Commitments on paper offer cold comfort when so many breaches and violations are discovered after the harms are felt.
—Abigail Dubiniecki, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cold comfort
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“Cold comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20comfort. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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