From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfind comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in somethingfind comfort/pleasure/fulfilment etc in somethingFEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCto experience a good feeling because of something He eventually found solace in religion. → find
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found solace in• He found solace in a bottle and unleashed a terrifying temper on his wife Patti.• After the two Penns parted company, the son found solace in a happy marriage to GuliGulielma Maria Springett.• Like others beset by misfortune, polio patients found solace in comparing themselves to others.• Clearly she had found solace in its silence and calm, silvery light.• Aunt Alicia found solace in the little Sara, as bubbly and zestful as her nephew had been. 