ask calmly

Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words

to pose a question in a quiet and controlled voice

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Examples (10)

  • Even when he's upset, he tries to ask calmly for an explanation.
  • The police officer asked calmly where I was on the night of the incident.
  • While the building was shaking, she was calmly asking everyone to follow her to the exit.
  • Please ask calmly; there's no need to shout.
  • I will approach the manager tomorrow and ask calmly for a review of my case.
  • You should ask calmly if you want a rational response.
  • He told me he asked calmly, but the customer still got upset.
  • Despite the chaos, the negotiator continued to ask calmly about the hostage-taker's demands.
  • Knowing it was important to de-escalate, he asked calmly what was wrong.
  • The child, surprisingly, asked calmly if his parents were coming back.