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
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
The moon is right there on your phone now and that can be a fleeting balm for our troubled souls.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Although their paths seem to be widely divergent, Vernice and Annie’s common desire for love, connection and purpose resonates deeply, which promises to make “Kin” a balm for readers’ fractured spirits in these divided times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Despite everything, I had to laugh, and gradually my own laughter began to affect me like a balm.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing balm
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Song of Solomon
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