COMFORTABLE in a Sentence

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Behind them and mixed with them, the houses, meek cottages or large, comfortable, soundly uninteresting symbols of prosperity.

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 Meanings and Examples of COMFORTABLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
comfortable
 a.  free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having peace of mind
 a.  more than adequate
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He was willing to wait until her fears subsided, only--only-- He sighed as he twisted about seeking a comfortable position, for he was going away to the war so very soon.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
2  He was safe, rich, comfortable.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
3  After a long time, she lay weakly on her face, the earth as soft and comfortable as a feather pillow, and her mind wandered feebly here and there.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
4  Though Melanie's lap was soft, the porch on which she was lying was far from comfortable.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
5  It ached in cold weather and the wooden peg was neither well padded nor comfortable.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
6  In place of the curved sofa she had liked so much was a hard bench that was none too comfortable.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
7  I hope he's turning in his grave at the knowledge that Mother and Rosemary are comfortable now, in spite of his efforts.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
8  Sometimes, he was a very comfortable person to live with, for all his unfortunate habit of not permitting anyone in his presence to act a lie, palm off a pretense or indulge in bombast.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
9  But she made it possible for Pitty to keep her own comfortable establishment and Pitty was always swayed more by considerations of personal comfort than by moral issues.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
10  Come along to the den; it's the only comfortable place in the house.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 13
11  Behind them and mixed with them, the houses, meek cottages or large, comfortable, soundly uninteresting symbols of prosperity.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
12  Life is comfortable and clean enough here already.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  They really were much more comfortable.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
14  If you flatter yourself that you are all over comfortable, and have been so a long time, then you cannot be said to be comfortable any more.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11. Nightgown.
15  He was as particular about the comfortable arrangement of his part of the boat, as an old stage-driver is about the snugness of his box.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27. Knights and Squires.
Example Sentence: (86 in 6 pages)
16  The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride.
17  The auditorium has comfortable seating and modern acoustics.
18  Mrs Keane is a comfortable, homely person.
19  The pair had a comfortable win, beating the German team by nearly three seconds.
20  The bed wasn't particularly comfortable.
21  You can perform relaxation exercises lying down but we would prefer if you try initially sitting in a comfortable armchair.
22  Pretty and comfortable rooms overlook a flower-filled garden.
23  Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes.
24  Latest opinion polls have a comfortable majority against the reform.
25  Let me sit you up in the bed so you'll be more comfortable.
26  Their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable.
27  I think you'll find these more comfortable than those.
28  For now he knew all questions' answers, so his mind was at rest and exceedingly comfortable.
29  He hung his mackintosh and hat on the rack in the comfortable square hall and turned to her for direction.
30  "No one could be comfortable", he said, "at the prospect of continuing to pump out the large amounts of carbon dioxide."