reposeful
Americanadjective
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Example Sentences
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“Today” and “Good Morning America” are reposeful entries into the day, hybrids of entertainment and headlines mainly fueled by human interest appeal.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2019
But the further away from the guns they got, entering the reposeful regions of pen-pushing "rear echelons", the more wary, disapproving and uncomprehending their compatriots became.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2013
His figures can be convincing in gesture, subtle in modeling, mildly dramatic, funny and reposeful, all together.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Lord Protector's well-embalmed head has not had a reposeful history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The clattering stream on the rocks was a good reposeful sound, but the conversation of the farmer stayed with me—a thoughtful, articulate man he was.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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