placid
Example Sentences
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"The first one by Cití Ní Ghallchóir is so sweet but still so sad and placid... she just seemed really exhausted," she said, noting that the other two felt "disgusting, painful and exaggerated."
From BBC
"George is now 7ft. He is pretty placid - except at dinnertime when you have to be so careful because he jumps up."
From BBC
The Treasury market logged a placid session, with yields barely budging, a day before the Labor Department releases delayed figures on October and November inflation.
Children ages 4 to 8 will think they know what’s coming from the placid, old-timey barnyard setting, where the horse says “neigh” and the cow says “moo.”
That makes it harder for Medallion, which often does best in hectic markets; its trading models often reduce trading and build cash when stocks are placid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
