becalm

Example Sentences

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"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

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

Elsewhere, U.S. stock futures have been becalmed in Asia after rallying overnight.

From Reuters

“Every boundary is an illusion, constructed in order to becalm us, in order to give us the impressions of a definite place,” he has written.

From New York Times