deadly calm
Frequency: 5.52.1 per million words
an extreme and often frightening quietness or stillness
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Examples (20)
- ‘I'm calling the police,’ he stated with deadly calm.
- A deadly calm fell over the sea just moments before the hurricane struck.
- A deadly calm fell over the ocean just before the hurricane hit.
- The room was filled with a deadly calm as everyone awaited the verdict.
- She faced her accusers with a deadly calm that unsettled everyone in the room.
- He faced his accusers with a deadly calm that unsettled everyone present.
- The battlefield went silent, a deadly calm descending as the soldiers waited.
- After the battle, a deadly calm settled upon the empty fields.
- There was a deadly calm in the abandoned house that made every sound feel amplified.
- The jungle went into a state of deadly calm, a sure sign that a predator was near.
- After the initial market crash, a deadly calm settled on the trading floor.
- There's a deadly calm in the eye of a storm, a brief and deceptive peace.
- His voice maintained a deadly calm as he issued the chilling threat.
- The negotiator's voice maintained a deadly calm to de-escalate the tense standoff.
- The deadly calm of deep space is both beautiful and terrifying.
- I'll never forget the deadly calm that enveloped the city during the blackout.
- Despite the impending danger, the bomb disposal expert worked with a deadly calm.
- Her expression shifted to one of deadly calm right before she delivered the devastating news.
- A deadly calm often precedes the most violent part of a storm.
- The financial markets experienced a deadly calm just before the historic crash.