balm

Example Sentences

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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

"I sensed very early on that chess would be a balm to soothe my sorrow, my shield against life’s uncertainties," she writes.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Blanck’s classes have been a balm for his students in this worst of years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

But oatmeal, of all things, feels like a balm for that guilt: a utilitarian canvas worthy of a little luxury.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

“Oh,” said Fadi, picking up the scent of her watermelon-flavored lip balm.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai