comfort food
noun
: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal
Examples of comfort food in a Sentence
Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods.
a restaurant that serves comfort food
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Smokey Robinson is giving us the comfort food version of an R&B album—warm, familiar, and exactly what the world needs right now.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Mar. 2025
This unique twist, along with their exploration of stuffing other comfort foods inside bagels, became the unique selling point of Moonrise Bagels.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Those modest forays provided comfort food for him and his friends as well as a release from the complex narratives and bigger budgets of an Alice or a Snow White.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
On the other hand, my mom shines with comfort food.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 29 Mar. 2025
This unique twist, along with their exploration of stuffing other comfort foods inside bagels, became the unique selling point of Moonrise Bagels.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Those modest forays provided comfort food for him and his friends as well as a release from the complex narratives and bigger budgets of an Alice or a Snow White.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
On the other hand, my mom shines with comfort food.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comfort food
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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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