for company

idiom

: in order not to be lonely
I turned the radio on for company.

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Solitary, eccentric, shrouded in a mystical melancholy, Joakim fights for his farm and leads a withdrawn life, with only his pets and a neighbor for company; a Slovak immigrant who also lives ostracized, as an outsider. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025 Set in 1995, an ageing Patricia Highsmith is living a secluded existence in the Swiss Alps with only her cats for company. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025 By the time we were done, the place was all set for company — just in time for Valentine’s Day. Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024 Broadcom’s artificial intelligence business has lifted overall growth to rates typically reserved for company’s a fraction its size. Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for for company

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“For company.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20company. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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