calmly

Example Sentences

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I felt a creeping desire to give in and get warm, but just as I started to work out how to say that to Benitez, he calmly told me that the lynx had finally arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“Let’s go to your room get your uniform on and take a break,” I say calmly.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Dembele calmly converted to give PSG a 3-2 lead at the break.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

One bright spring morning he appears, as quickly and oddly as a desert chill, sitting calmly in front of his locker, October’s mystery hero, alone, in full view, finally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

They were spooked so badly that Akira knew there was no way she could steer either of them calmly through the inferno.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz