salve

Example Sentences

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Writing was a salve for her, she said, but she wasn’t expecting the music, with glimmers of the hip-hop syncopation that have been her hallmark, to connect so deeply.

From New York Times

There’s been a lot of lip service to the idea of beauty as a salve; a lot of “All I can do is what I do best” sort of thing.

From New York Times

Even before the Russia-Ukraine war, helping others is known to be a good salve for anxiety and depression, and comes with its own host of health benefits.

From Salon

That donation could salve any lingering animosity Newsom may harbor, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

When I started to write for a television medical drama a few years ago, I embraced the job as a salve for the burnout that so many doctors face.

From New York Times