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
Recent Examples on the Web
The restaurant serves up California comfort food with some Filipino flourishes.
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
The comfort food is typically filled with onions and meat, such as pork.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 June 2024
Suddenly, that means-to-an-end comfort food became a manner of survival.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Fuel up on classic American comfort foods like burgers and fries, milkshakes, and ice cream sundaes at the 66 Diner, located in downtown Albuquerque.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
The comfort food is typically filled with onions and meat, such as pork.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 June 2024
Suddenly, that means-to-an-end comfort food became a manner of survival.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Fuel up on classic American comfort foods like burgers and fries, milkshakes, and ice cream sundaes at the 66 Diner, located in downtown Albuquerque.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
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 17 Jun. 2024.
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