consolation
Example Sentences
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They had booked the full tour of Parliament but turned up on the wrong day so as a consolation prize are going to watch MPs in action.
From BBC
The consolation prize was a larger role for Presley.
After the publication of that book, A Simple Passion, consolation came her way from readers.
From BBC
An Alamo Bowl bid may not be much of a consolation to those who expected USC to compete for its first playoff appearance in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times
These have been kept informal, but that’s no consolation to the affected Japanese industries.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
