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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a balm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that provides comfort, relief, or soothing qualities in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The kind words of her friend acted as a balm for her troubled heart."
Alternatives: "as a comfort" or "as a soothing remedy".
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It is soothing as a balm".
But most of all, it will act as a balm.
Music as a balm for troubled souls has emotional potency.
She took to acting, first as a balm and gradually as a career.
The recognition might also serve as a balm to thousands of veterans in Puerto Rico.
"There is a thick, musty smell that acts as a balm to jerky nerves," he wrote.
It's a soothing, almost meditative vision as well as a seductive dream of nature as a balm and refuge.
And the game itself serves as a balm for our daily irritations, an escape from life's worries.
Privilege doesn't always cushion you from the sting of the lash, but it can act as a balm.
Impossible though it sounds, "Thus Spake Zarathustra" has been described as a balm to a broken heart.
At its best, marriage acts as a balm against loneliness and stress, each associated with ill health.
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