calmly

Example Sentences

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“Just let me see your license and registration, son,” he said calmly.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

"Today I returned more calmly, and thank God I found her, I identified her," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Left with a must make 10-footer to set the clubhouse lead, Hull calmly and decisively slotted a putt that, at that moment, might have been for the title.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In a terrible week of grief, I'm told they were touched to hear their son's death being acknowledged calmly in the country's parliament.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Of course,” I tell her, but I feel myself blushing as she calmly reads my simple verse aloud.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar