How to Use companionship in a Sentence

companionship

noun
  • They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
  • This can make losing their companionship all the more complex.
    Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • So sometimes their lust for companionship was a distraction.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
  • Plus, per the two most popular top 10 titles, companionship is a key lyrical theme.
    Billboard, 29 July 2021
  • People require food, shelter, companionship, sleep, etc., but businesses rely on cash flow.
    Michael McMullen, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • Given the research above, this is probably a worse strategy for happiness than picking a pet for love and companionship.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2021
  • It is designed for a child seeking a playmate at a park to occupy indicating a desire for companionship while playing there.
    Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2021
  • The tone is personal but not quite intimate, producing in the viewer a warm, slightly wary feeling of companionship.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
  • As such people don’t always feel empowered to seek friendships that fulfill their needs for companionship and intimacy.
    refinery29.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Blue's owner is truck driver Chris Robinson, who started bringing Blue on drives for companionship when the pit bull was four months old.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2021
  • And companionship doesn’t even have to include conversation to be companionable.
    Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • In the midst of an affordable-housing crisis, helping seniors find housemates who can offer companionship in exchange for reduced rent is a win-win proposition.
    The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
  • For more than 80 years, dogs have stood beside the brave men and women of our armed forces—saving lives and providing companionship in harrowing situations.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 June 2021
  • And speak to them adult-to-adult about your need for love and companionship.
    Francine Russo, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
  • An 11-year-old Texas boy went on a search for companionship and ended up with tons of new friends all over the world.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • In the meantime, and the heartbreak, Nicole went online to look for companionship.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Babes asks what adult companionship looks like once the spoils of youth have dissolved.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The Survivors need us in their final days to bring more joy and companionship.
    Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
  • For now, his cats, goats and alpacas will have to do for companionship.
    CBS News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The track is Cuomo’s ode to canine companionship, with the singer pining for a pet.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Shirley Sawyer, 82, who has lived in Glacier Hill for about a year, said Scout’s companionship brightens dull days.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The co-burials could have been meant to provide a meal and companionship in the afterlife.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Of course there’s more to life than a stable romantic companionship and a shared love of sweets.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The only companionship was his phone, which was buzzing with well-wishes all day.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The people who put her up for the night, or offered friendship, or companionship.
    Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Viewers tuning in for companionship may find only the faintest echo of what once was.
    Brian Stelter, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Kaiden with companionship and something to look forward to each day.
    Fox News, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Ganem knows first-hand how canine companionship can change lives or save one.
    Rick Stroud, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • This is a type of mature dating website, one of the best dating sites for over 50 companionship.
    Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The short piece addresses a phenomenon similar to what Limón feels when the birds seek her out, a kindred companionship.
    Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 30 July 2024

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