calmy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of calmy
Example Sentences
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Monk calmy sank both free throws to put the Kings ahead by three.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
I did see some skirmishes between the rioters and Capitol police, but I also saw officers talking calmy, and even offering rioters directions.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2021
As Lombardy, Sarsgaard calmy captures thought in action and keeps two ideas going cinematically at the same time: an absorption in chess and a devotion to the human side of life.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2015
I could not wait for an offshore wind to attack; the season was too far advanced, and the land-winds become light and calmy.
From The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth by Osler, Edward
Where ev'ry calmy morn I'll stand, And ere one sheep out of my fold I tell, Sad Willy's pipe shall bid his friend farewell.
From Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) by Tutin, J. R.
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