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.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of CALM
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.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
2  Of all the group that milled about under the trees, girls smiling excitedly, men talking impassionedly, there was only one who seemed calm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  She was helpless before his calm smile and his drawling remarks, for she had never before met anyone who was so completely impregnable.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  Melanie, strangely calm now, telegraphed him money and instructions to come home.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  But his voice was calm and decisive as he called to her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
6  Suddenly she thought of Rhett Butler and calm dispelled her fears.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
7  But she was pushed back as Melanie's calm voice said: "Lie still, dear."
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
8  She looked curiously at this lanky man with his bony stooped shoulders, his pinkish hair and calm unwavering eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
9  Scarlett gave her a sharp look and Mammy returned the gaze with calm omniscience.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
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.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  Ashley's voice was calm but there was worry in his eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLII
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.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  If only Melanie were with her, Melanie could calm her fears.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
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.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
15  He looked as calm as though he were discussing the weather, and his smooth drawl fell on her ears with no particular emphasis.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
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.