comforting thought

collocation in English

meaningsofcomfortingandthought

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comforting
adjective
uk
/ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/us
/ˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ɪŋ/
making you feel less sad ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofcomfortingandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomforting thought

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It would be a verycomfortingthoughtif we could think that that was likely to take place.
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Perhaps thecomfortingthoughtis that the increases are going to take place in any case.
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We now know that at least that designation will be challenged, which is acomfortingthought.
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That is a mostcomfortingthoughtat this moment.
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If a person knew how long he was going to live, it might not be acomfortingthought, but he could make some provision for his old age.
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I realise that this is not acomfortingthought, but, on the contrary, a reason to implement the measures mentioned in the report with even more determination.
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That problem has been solved, we all hope for ever; but it is far from acomfortingthoughtthat to-day, twenty years later, we are still discussing the housing problem.
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That is not acomfortingthought.
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That is a happy andcomfortingthought.
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I think that is a much morecomfortingthoughtwith which to approach the subject of flying saucers than to suppose that they are engaged in some kind of imperialism.
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