becalm
Example Sentences
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His desert-dry delivery and careful choice of words leaves many lines of questioning becalmed.
From BBC
"We count on the American Tailwind and, though it has been becalmed from time to time, its propelling force has always returned," Buffett wrote.
From Reuters
“We count on the American Tailwind and, though it has been becalmed from time to time, its propelling force has always returned,” he wrote.
From New York Times
Though De Roller is in constant motion — by foot, jet ski and prop plane as well as his cream-colored Mercedes — he is a curiously becalmed, passive figure.
From New York Times
Moneyed yet miserable, the couple has come to an upscale resort on a fictional island, their marriage as becalmed as James’s artistic inspiration.
From New York Times
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