placidly

Example Sentences

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Little did any of them know it was Miss Penelope Lumley, who sat placidly sewing in her corner, who was the evening’s true victor.

From Literature

Miss Mortimer stood placidly in the middle of it all.

From Literature

She nodded in the direction of the housekeeper, who stood placidly in a corner.

From Literature

Tom looked on placidly, a Latin rhythm capering overhead.

From Los Angeles Times

Ogie, who accepts without question that his legs don’t function, is helped each morning into the tub by one of the brothers, where he placidly exists.

From Los Angeles Times