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.
2 He was safe, rich, comfortable.
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.
4 Though Melanie's lap was soft, the porch on which she was lying was far from comfortable.
5 It ached in cold weather and the wooden peg was neither well padded nor comfortable.
6 In place of the curved sofa she had liked so much was a hard bench that was none too comfortable.
7 I hope he's turning in his grave at the knowledge that Mother and Rosemary are comfortable now, in spite of his efforts.
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.
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.
10 Come along to the den; it's the only comfortable place in the house.
11 Behind them and mixed with them, the houses, meek cottages or large, comfortable, soundly uninteresting symbols of prosperity.
12 Life is comfortable and clean enough here already.
13 They really were much more comfortable.
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.
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 MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 27. Knights and Squires.