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
His desert-dry delivery and careful choice of words leaves many lines of questioning becalmed.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
Moneyed yet miserable, the couple has come to an upscale resort on a fictional island, their marriage as becalmed as James’s artistic inspiration.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 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
