balmy
Example Sentences
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That’s because the global maps most of us are used to are as deceptive as icy Greenland’s euphemistically balmy name.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
This January, temperatures in Nuuk hovered at an unseasonably balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit on some days, WSJ’s Max Colchester and Daniel Michaels write in this dispatch from Greenland’s icebound capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Its trapped-ion architecture operates at room temperature, a meaningful advantage when competitors require cooling systems that make Antarctica look balmy.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
As Sunday afternoon ticked into a balmy evening, England had little to cling on to.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025
The two of us stroll through the small garden beside the pool, enjoying the balmy air.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.