Example Sentences

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Calmed, he leaves the office and realizes, “He himself will be all right. Maybe that is all that can be salvaged.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2020

Calmed by police, Victor Coradi announced he would try to go on living.

From Time Magazine Archive

Calmed by the notion that he was asleep, Gregor began to gauge his fall.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Calmed by my words and touched by my sisterliness, she wiped her eyes, and taking my hand, led me gently away.

From My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt by Bernhardt, Sarah

Calmed to some extent Allerton went off to the club for breakfast, being unable to face this meal at home.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)