becalmed
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
At the moment, despite a summer outlay in excess of £100m, Forest are the ones who look like a becalmed version of what they are supposed to be.
From BBC
While I worried about Ken Clift — Did he ever make it to Europe or was he becalmed near the Azores, with only the robust taste of Nescafé to sustain him?
From Washington Post
In any case, the team behind the rousing Barrington Stage Company revival, playing through July 9 in this becalmed Berkshires city, sure are.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
