placidly

Example Sentences

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“I immediately knew I didn’t want to play him as evil,” said Moayed, whose Torvald seems so placidly self-satisfied, having the wife he calls his “songbird” live by his rules.

From Washington Post

“The Iranians need to understand that it is impossible to sit placidly in Tehran and ignite the entire Middle East from there. That’s over,” Bennett said Tuesday.

From Washington Post

Tunis placidly went on: shoppers in the streets, sweat-glazed sunbathers on the beaches — only some taxi radios were tuned to the news.

From New York Times

When he wanted to interrupt Harris, he placidly insisted, "I have to weigh in."

From Salon

For many viewers, the most memorable image may be the housefly that placidly perched in Pence’s hair for more than two minutes.

From Los Angeles Times