calm down

Example Sentences

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Wall recalled being "really scared" and said she swore and demanded he open the door, while Sullivan told her to calm down.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Others are desperate for their colleagues to calm down.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“I saw his windup and he looked like he was calm and composed and I tried it. I felt more of a rhythm. I was able to calm down and pitch better,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

If the Strait of Hormuz reopens and energy markets calm down, he said, the recent inflation spike should prove manageable and his focus would return to a labor market he views as increasingly fragile.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

But now was not the time to say that, not when Thorn was just starting to calm down.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega