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
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
On an imaginary island off the coast of some enemy state that exists only in fantasy, a navy is becalmed.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023
His desert-dry delivery and careful choice of words leaves many lines of questioning becalmed.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023
At moments Alba felt as if she were on a sailboat becalmed at sea, locked in an eternal, silent wait, peering out at the horizon for hours.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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