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creature comfort
noun
: something (such as food, warmth, or special accommodations) that gives bodily comfort
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Examples of creature comfort in a Sentence
she's too addicted to creature comforts to enjoy roughing it, even for a few days
Recent Examples on the Web
There are some modern-day creature comforts, though, like carbon-fiber bucket seats, climate control, and phone connectivity.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
Your phone now frees you from the tyranny of the sports book as a bettor, so why not also break free of the food, beverage, viewing and creature comfort constraints?
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Idiosyncratic boutique hotels are sprouting up, too, complete with creature comforts and artwork plucked from booming art scenes.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Before its modern creature comforts came to fruition, however, the $3.4 million listing, held by Bryan Beene at Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty, played a larger role in the early beginnings of the Lone Star State.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined above
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“Creature comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creature%20comfort. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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