zen
Example Sentences
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“If I hear a siren, that might change my zen state, but for right now I don’t feel any different.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It is often used in posts about being zen and going with the flow.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Pilots log hundreds of hours chasing imaginary cars, bikes, and skiers through digital landscapes to practice—so that when the whole world is watching, they can reach their own rarefied plane of athletic zen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
BBC News has spoken to nutritionists and dietitians who are sceptical the small amounts of supplements the drinks contain could really bring about that sense of zen.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
The thought should have terrified me, but instead I felt a zen calm wash over me: Whatever was going to happen down on Chthonia, everything I’d risked had already been worth it.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
