salved

Example Sentences

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Any spectators feeling short-changed would have been salved by Hatton v Flint, a high-energy and bruising encounter.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

Some involve personal lapses, which may be salved with a show of humility and contrition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

If paper could have salved our wounds, we would have been healed.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2021

After Gore’s defeat, Klain salved his wounds in classic Washington fashion: by making tons of cash.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2021

His right hand, though it had been salved and bound, was burned on palm and fingers.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin