comfort food

noun

: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal

Examples of comfort food in a Sentence

Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods. a restaurant that serves comfort food
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The menu features Haluski Cannonballs along with pierogies, kielbasa and chipped ham fries, tying local comfort food to a day at the game. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Classic Italian comfort food is always a crowd-pleaser, and these restaurant-worthy recipes are easy to recreate at home. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 For my grandmother, comfort food was biscuits made just like her mother’s, with buttermilk and White Lily Flour; anything canned from the garden; and livermush. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026 The owner of American comfort food restaurant said the closure was because the location did not get enough customers. — Emma Hall august 5, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comfort food

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comfort food was in 1958

Rhymes for comfort food

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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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