placidity

Example Sentences

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She lets the camera drink in the differences between their big-city home environs and the placidity of their woody, lakeside getaway.

From Los Angeles Times

Kemp’s contrasting placidity conceals an urgency even though he has led Abrams by about five percentage points all year, which Monday’s debate probably did not alter.

From Washington Post

The stylistic placidity draws attention to the disturbance of Hildy’s alcoholism, the way her drinking interrupts even the film’s genre.

From New York Times

What might have been striking about Saturday was its placidity, especially in a month not famed for meteorological serenity.

From Washington Post

I wouldn’t say serenity, I would say placidity about that time.

From Seattle Times