CALM in a Sentence
Learn CALM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
272 example sentences for CALM, such as:
1. After a storm comes a calm.
2. In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.
3. Her voice sounded calm and resolute.
4. He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
5. The city is calm again after yesterday's riots.
2. In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.
3. Her voice sounded calm and resolute.
4. He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
5. The city is calm again after yesterday's riots.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of CALM
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calm
v. make calm or still
a. not agitated; without losing self-possession
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The delay would give her time to quiet her breathing and calm her face so that his suspicions would not be aroused.
2 Of all the group that milled about under the trees, girls smiling excitedly, men talking impassionedly, there was only one who seemed calm.
3 She was helpless before his calm smile and his drawling remarks, for she had never before met anyone who was so completely impregnable.
4 Melanie, strangely calm now, telegraphed him money and instructions to come home.
5 But his voice was calm and decisive as he called to her.
6 Suddenly she thought of Rhett Butler and calm dispelled her fears.
7 But she was pushed back as Melanie's calm voice said: "Lie still, dear."
8 She looked curiously at this lanky man with his bony stooped shoulders, his pinkish hair and calm unwavering eyes.
9 Scarlett gave her a sharp look and Mammy returned the gaze with calm omniscience.
10 She had listened with calm contempt while these women had underrated the Confederate Army, blackguarded Jeff Davis and accused Southerners of murder and torture of their slaves.
11 Ashley's voice was calm but there was worry in his eyes.
12 But then, he had taken the whole affair with maddening calm, ever since Sam had carried her sobbing into the house, her basque gaping to the waist.
13 If only Melanie were with her, Melanie could calm her fears.
14 He looked so capable and calm and even the slight twist of his mouth was comforting as though it proved her agony and confusion unwarranted.
15 He looked as calm as though he were discussing the weather, and his smooth drawl fell on her ears with no particular emphasis.
Example Sentence: (62 in 5 pages)
1 She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.
2 After a storm comes a calm.
3 The city is calm again after yesterday's riots.
4 His air of calm superiority annoyed her intensely.
5 Norman's brain was reeling, but he did his best to appear calm.
6 You've got to appear calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath.
7 I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the calm before the storm.
8 I quietly walked away,I gently rippling heart will become calm.
9 Her voice sounded calm and resolute.
10 He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
11 Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful.
12 I thought I would remain calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I became very nervous.
13 There was a short period of uneasy calm after the riot.
14 She was trying to remain calm, but there was a distinct edge to her voice.
15 In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.