balm
Example Sentences
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The desert can be hot and rough, but Giveon’s soothing baritone is a balm capable of healing sunburns and broken hearts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
That she’s played by Laurie Metcalf, one of our great actors, should be a balm among the soul-chafing antics of “Big Mistakes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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
In her lap is a kelly green Bermuda bag with pink piping and wooden handles; inside the bag is a tube of 7UP-flavored lip balm that she draws from time to time across her mouth.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing balm
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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