balm
Example Sentences
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By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
This is primarily transmitted through close, direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person, such as kissing or sharing items contaminated with saliva, like lip balm or cutlery, according to the World Health Organization.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
“Honest to God, sometimes I read stuff and I go, ‘If only you knew …’ And I don’t have to apply that to myself as a balm so I stop feeling bad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
I pull my faded Wimbledon baseball cap lower over my eyes and slather my chapped lips with balm.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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