becalmed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The merger, coming at a time when the drinks industry is becalmed, would offer savings for investment to get some momentum into struggling sales, Jefferies analyst Edward Mundy told clients in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Instead Root becalmed the situation with flawless defence, perfect judgement and endless determination.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
But it’s Mollie’s visage, radiant and eerily becalmed even when she’s bedridden, that keeps drawing your gaze; she’s the faint-flickering beam of light in a story of near-impenetrable darkness.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Moneyed yet miserable, the couple has come to an upscale resort on a fictional island, their marriage as becalmed as James’s artistic inspiration.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023
I am hungry, he thought, but I am hungry while I am becalmed over three hundred miles out to sea with no assistance available and one heck of a walk to a McDonald’s.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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