tranquillity
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In later interviews, he described the peace and tranquillity brought by the radio silence, saying it offered a break from the constant requests from mission control.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
"Everyone understands what women really want: social guarantees, an adequate income, the ability to afford housing, and, most importantly, tranquillity and security," she said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
In her daily press conference on Monday, she spoke of "peace and tranquillity" returning to much of the nation and praised the response of the security forces.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
For years I had been hearing about the island of Pantelleria, the craggy, hard-to-get-to Eden with middle-of-nowhere tranquillity that sits 89 miles southwest of the island of Sicily and about 50 miles east of Tunisia.
From New York Times • May 29, 2024
It seemed I could hear all that was to come—whatever the disclosures might be—with comparative tranquillity.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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