placidity
Example Sentences
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But, as in “Men,” Kinnear’s appearance of placidity makes his characters’ nefarious tendencies even more chilling; his ability to draw his mouth into a grim implacable line is second to none.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
What might have been striking about Saturday was its placidity, especially in a month not famed for meteorological serenity.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2021
People got married, divorced, babies were born and people died, and there was this placidity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
The seeming placidity of the city was perhaps deceptive.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
The placidity of her countenance along with the smoothness of her skin made her face appear like a mask, with living, human eyes behind it.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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