answer calmly
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
to give a reply in a composed and unagitated manner
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Examples (10)
- When the lawyer questions you, try to answer calmly and clearly.
- Despite the provocative question, the politician answered calmly.
- If he gets angry, you should just answer calmly and not escalate the situation.
- She is answering the detective's questions so calmly that it's almost suspicious.
- He could answer more calmly if everyone stopped shouting at him.
- He had answered all previous inquiries calmly, but this last one made him lose his temper.
- 'I don't know,' she answered calmly, looking him straight in the eye.
- Please, just take a deep breath and answer the question calmly.
- Answering calmly under pressure is a skill that takes years to develop.
- The defendant was instructed to calmly answer each question from the prosecution.