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 • Dec. 29, 2022

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

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

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