becalmed

Example Sentences

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The merger, coming at a time when the drinks industry is becalmed, would offer savings for investment to get some momentum into struggling sales, Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy told clients in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

At key moments, the movie breaks with realism entirely, drawing us into its heroine’s subconscious with surreal yet oddly becalmed flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

His desert-dry delivery and careful choice of words leaves many lines of questioning becalmed.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

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 • Feb. 16, 2023

“I told you nine years ago you were becalmed, didn’t I? And you are. Your indenture’s almost over—but what can you do? Keep on working in a chandlery, like as not.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham