placidity

Example Sentences

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But, as in “Men,” Kinnear’s appearance of placidity makes his characters’ nefarious tendencies even more chilling; his ability to draw his mouth into a grim implacable line is second to none.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

I wouldn’t say serenity, I would say placidity about that time.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

The seeming placidity of the city was perhaps deceptive.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2021

With all the dire warnings, the general seemed to be losing patience with his countrymen’s trademark placidity.

From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2020

But the placidity of his face belied an unusually active mind.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown