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

First seen cycling his city’s streets day and night with a becalmed sense of ownership, Holland’s Roger is a die-hard Brooklynite none too happy with the smoothing over of his cherished neighborhoods by “obscene” money.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

In contrast to Stoinis’ powerful striking, Warner was relatively becalmed.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

On an imaginary island off the coast of some enemy state that exists only in fantasy, a navy is becalmed.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

“She’s not. We're becalmed off Rocky Hill and I rowed ahead. Would you have stayed away?”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare