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

On a balmy afternoon in late August, 5-year-old Maxwell Haworth was playing on Rincon Beach in Ventura with his best friend while his parents watched from the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

After a balmy first day of protesting, a bitterly cold wind blew in.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling