derive comfort

Frequency: 6.27.3 per million words

To get or obtain comfort from a source.

comfortVERB + NOUN

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derive

Examples (10)

  • Many people derive comfort from their faith during hard times.
  • After his loss, he derived great comfort from the support of his friends.
  • She derives comfort from knowing her children are safe and happy.
  • How can one derive comfort from such a tragic event?
  • He is deriving comfort from revisiting old, happy memories.
  • The artist derived comfort from the timeless beauty of the landscape.
  • He couldn't derive any comfort from the doctor's reassurances.
  • The lonely child derived comfort from clutching her old teddy bear.
  • In the vast silence of the library, she derived comfort from the presence of so many books.
  • Perhaps in time, he will be able to derive comfort from his legacy.