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The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
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Still, that’s cold comfort for those who have been forced to reach deeper into their pockets over such a short period of time.
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Ron Hurtibise, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
For the tens of millions of people whose lives are at stake, however, that is cold comfort.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2022
Inflation did decline significantly eventually, but that was cold comfort for a lot of Americans, and Biden's party lost the presidency.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
That Putin has not yet taken that step, even in the face of huge casualties, is cold comfort.
—Rose McDermott, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2023
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Ron Hurtibise, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
For the tens of millions of people whose lives are at stake, however, that is cold comfort.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2022
Inflation did decline significantly eventually, but that was cold comfort for a lot of Americans, and Biden's party lost the presidency.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
That Putin has not yet taken that step, even in the face of huge casualties, is cold comfort.
—Rose McDermott, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2023
See All Example Sentences for cold comfort
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“Cold comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20comfort. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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