ANODYNE in a Sentence

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The air was heavy with the perfume of the flowers, and their beauty seemed to bring him an anodyne for his pain.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANODYNE
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anodyne
 n.  source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
Classic Sentence:
1  The air was heavy with the perfume of the flowers, and their beauty seemed to bring him an anodyne for his pain.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
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Example Sentence:
1  The sound of classical music is usually just anodyne I need after a tough day at work.
2  To wait in anxiety is perhaps the hardest thing in life; tea, tobacco, and hot baths are the possible anodynes.