becalmed
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
Instead Root becalmed the situation with flawless defence, perfect judgement and endless determination.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
At key moments, the movie breaks with realism entirely, drawing us into its heroine’s subconscious with surreal yet oddly becalmed flourishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
To watch him perform even as purely lyrical a song as Schubert’s “Meeresstille,” a setting of Goethe’s poem about a ship becalmed at sea, was to see a master actor at work.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
A current must have carried him, even when he was becalmed.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
