becalmed

/ bɪˈkɑːmd /

adjective

1. (of a sailing boat or ship) motionless through lack of wind

Example Sentences

First seen cycling his city’s streets day and night with a becalmed sense of ownership, Holland’s Roger is a die-hard Brooklynite none too happy with the smoothing over of his cherished neighborhoods by “obscene” money.

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The constitutional question, so vital for the past decade, seems becalmed after the general election result.

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Instead Root becalmed the situation with flawless defence, perfect judgement and endless determination.

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On an imaginary island off the coast of some enemy state that exists only in fantasy, a navy is becalmed.

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At key moments, the movie breaks with realism entirely, drawing us into its heroine’s subconscious with surreal yet oddly becalmed flourishes.

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Related Words

• frozen 
• immobile 
• inert 
• lifeless 
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• stagnant 
• stationary 
• steadfast