take comfort in

idiom

: to feel less worried/upset because of (something)
I take comfort in the knowledge that I'm not alone.

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And most owner-occupants can take comfort in having locked in mortgage payments years ago, shielding them from annual rent hikes that tenants are hit with. Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 During the final Mass at the All Saints Parish in Buffalo, New York, on a warm Sunday in July, the priests encouraged the few parishioners who came to take comfort in holy scripture. Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024 Brissett could also take comfort in this: most of these media were friends. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2024 In the months leading to the election, such arrests became more common, but Venezuelans who weren’t looking to visibly challenge Maduro could take comfort in the fact that most of those arrested had political profiles. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take comfort in 

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“Take comfort in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20comfort%20in. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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