Balm in a sentence as a noun

Yes, at least for this Scot, "balm" is the same as the first part of "bampot" and psalm is the same as "Sam".

So they try to apply some moral balm and pretend that they're "adding value".

People thanking you for your work is a soothing balm, and you can eliminate a lot of harsh complaints.

I guess it is a balm for all the Scheme-heads that perhaps wondered why their language lost, and is still out there.

Their lineup consists of a priming oil, badger hair brush, shaving cream and aftershave balm.

Interesting, I always thought bampot had a first syllable rhyming with "lamp", but would pronounce balm to rhyme with calm.

The offer of equity in banks to replace the value of their savings is meant to be a balm but its not a choice they would have made.

Philanthropy is a good balm, but I reject that malaria is immune to the vectors which are fighting male baldness.

The most obvious balm is a logical replication solution.

Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

Another important feature these days is the use of secret interpretations of law that justify breaking it, providing a soothing balm to those who's consciences need it.

Voting for housing subsidies is an easy moral balm with no downside; it lets them not feel like total hypocrites for living a high income lifestyle despite professing a profound sympathy for the poor and disadvantaged.

The logical understanding of free will not existing can actually be emotionally liberating; it acts as a balm against hatred and whatnot for instance, as it's difficult to hate someone when you see their actions as merely following a mechanistic, predetermined path.

"[The socialists declare] that the State owes subsistence, well-being, and education to all its citizens; that it should be generous, charitable, involved in everything, devoted to everybody; ...that it should intervene directly to relieve all suffering, satisfy and anticipate all wants, furnish capital to all enterprises, enlightenment to all minds, balm for all wounds, asylums for all the unfortunate, and even aid to the point of shedding French blood, for all oppressed people on the face of the earth.

"[The socialists declare] that the State owes subsistence, well-being, and education to all its citizens; that it should be generous, charitable, involved in everything, devoted to everybody; ...that it should intervene directly to relieve all suffering, satisfy and anticipate all wants, furnish capital to all enterprises, enlightenment to all minds, balm for all wounds, asylums for all the unfortunate, and even aid to the point of shedding French blood, for all oppressed people on the face of the earth.\nWho would not like to see all these benefits flow forth upon the world from the law, as from an inexhaustible source?

"unless a redistribution of wealth and a welfare state is mandated through taxation and social programs..."Bastiat comes to mind: "[The socialists declare] that the State owes subsistence, well-being, and education to all its citizens; that it should be generous, charitable, involved in everything, devoted to everybody; ...that it should intervene directly to relieve all suffering, satisfy and anticipate all wants, furnish capital to all enterprises, enlightenment to all minds, balm for all wounds, asylums for all the unfortunate, and even aid to the point of shedding French blood, for all oppressed people on the face of the earth.

Balm definitions

noun

any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

noun

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

See also: ointment unction unguent salve