calmly

Example Sentences

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With Liverpool 1-0 ahead, the then-17-year-old raced on to a through ball and calmly slotted home to make it 1-1 shortly before half-time.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“Let’s go to your room get your uniform on and take a break,” I say calmly.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

While most attendees left quickly in an orderly fashion, one guy sat calmly and ate his salad; he’d obviously seen a few things in his life.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The second effort started in 2022 and ended more calmly last December, but with the balance sheet at $6.6 trillion, higher even than at the 2017 peak.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Her children came to regard her as “an extreme fatalist,” who calmly looked peril in the eye.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield