How to Use balmy in a Sentence

balmy

adjective
  • Summer heat is creeping around the corner with balmy nights and sweaty slumbers close in tow.
    Kate Spencer, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Then to dress the leaves with an equatorial fruit evocative of blue skies and green seas and balmy ease?
    Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Looking for an effortlessly chic piece to pair with jeans and heels on a balmy summer evening?
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The coldest guy on Earth is actually warm and balmy, like a summer shower.
    Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Fleece is one of those materials that works in three seasons, from cool fall days to balmy days in winter to chilly spring mornings and evenings.
    Outdoor Life, 23 Mar. 2021
  • This week’s generally balmy weather has been unusual, and a bonus for anglers.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The balmy weather will continue Thursday and will cool down going into the weekend.
    Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2021
  • The warm fronts are getting closer, but any truly balmy air (80s) will remain south of Minnesota next week.
    Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Once again, clear blue skies and comfortable breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus on what is a relatively balmy start to the day.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Throughout these changes to our interiors and exteriors, one thing has remained constant: the soft rainbow tones that remind us of a balmy spring day with a light breeze.
    Avery Felman, refinery29.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • For the next 80 minutes on this balmy Thursday evening in late May, the actors would sing and declaim while pacing across a green swath of lawn just outside their cafeteria.
    Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Even though Memorial Day was just hence, the swimming pool cover stayed resolutely on, despite the days being gloriously balmy.
    Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 16 June 2024
  • The weather is warm and balmy and the mood is more relaxed.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In balmy Texas, a lace shirt is a godsend for Kevin Montes.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 May 2022
  • In a network of caves and crevices carved through the rock, the water was a balmy 25 degrees C.
    Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2023
  • For Robins, a turning point came on a balmy evening in late August.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
  • For those balmy end of summer days, this lighter weight linen blend option is the way to go.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Pair the blush with a balmy coral lip and a flick of a kitten eye for a coquettish look.
    Loren Savini, Allure, 25 Apr. 2024
  • After a bout of balmy spring weather, the area is headed for a cool down.
    Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Atlanta found that out, up close and personal, on a balmy night deep in the heart of Texas.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The balmy weather welcomes one of the first weekends when miniskirts appear.
    Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • The house cocktail of a hot, balmy Texas summer is Ranch Water.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Friends who live in Chicago are strolling around the city, enjoying the balmy weather there.
    Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Love to get the outdoor grill going for dinner on a balmy summer evening?
    Woman's Day Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Nights are seasonably balmy with lows from the mid-60s in our cooler areas to the low to mid-70s downtown.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But the mood in the room is unlikely to be as balmy as the surrounding location.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022
  • What better time to recall balmy summer days on the beach than in the chilling depths of winter?
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022
  • A couple embraced, with one of them picking up their toddler and twirling her in the balmy fresh air.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2022
  • On a balmy day this past May, for the first time in four years, the lagoon in Tautira saw the return of its apex predator.
    Tiare Tuuhia, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Sacramento’s signature cocktail, the White Linen, is an easy-to-sip concoction built for balmy days.
    Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024

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