calm

calm
01. Things are [calm] in the region this morning, after a night of fighting between guerrillas and government forces.
02. Try to keep [calm], and tell me exactly what happened.
03. I read somewhere that some classical music has a [calming] effect on wild animals in the zoo.
04. The young boy walked [calmly] into the principal's office to complain about his teacher.
05. The policeman tried to [calm] the victim by getting her to breathe slowly.
06. Certain smells are said to have a [calming] effect on the mind.
07. The city of Los Angeles appears [calm] this morning after a night of rioting.
08. The water was [calm] in the morning, but by afternoon large waves were beginning to build.
09. Research has proven that petting and talking to an animal have a [calming] effect on people.
10. There is a Malayan proverb which states, "Don't think there are no crocodiles just because the water is [calm]."
11. Willa Cather once remarked that there are some things you learn best in [calm], and some in storm.
12. John Russell once stated that sanity [calms], but madness is more interesting.
13. Plato once observed that he who is of [calm] and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age.
14. In 1929, Korea was described as the "Land of the Morning [Calm]" by the Indian poet Tagore.
15. It is said that the people of the Highlands of Scotland like to take life [calmly] and leisurely.

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