consolation

Pope Leo XIV's upcoming trip to Argentina, the first papal visit in 39 years, is a sort of consolation prize for the homeland of predecessor Francis, who disappointed his compatriots by never returning as pontiff.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Beyond Tiznow, further consolation for California came earlier Saturday when the top jockey in the state, Juan Hernandez, got his first Cup win after 30 consecutive defeats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

“I’m more in the business of winning hockey games. I don’t think there’s any consolation in a 2-1 loss,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Adjusted for inflation, truckers aren’t yet filling up at 2022 levels, but that is small consolation: Diesel prices have soared 56% since the war began and $2.14 a gallon from a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

But it came out sounding broad, perfunctory, like the token consolation of a kind stranger.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Throughout the book she displays the fundamental bewilderment of the secular postmodernist contending with huge life events while cut off from the consolations of any one tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

But what these consolations must entail has often been a fraught debate.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025

Let's give the biblical authors credit for taking the sublimity of our loss straight up instead of chasing false consolations.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024

And memory — what consolations can it offer when we know it doesn’t last?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023

“Too awful,” she kept repeating, and all Bernard’s consolations were in vain.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley