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

“Honest to God, sometimes I read stuff and I go, ‘If only you knew …’ And I don’t have to apply that to myself as a balm so I stop feeling bad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Slower price growth has been little balm for a stagnant housing market.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 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

I dip two fingers in the jar and gently spread the balm over my calf.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins