Calmed

Examples

• Finding my apprehensions unfounded, however, and calmed by the deep silence that reigned as evening declined at nightfall, I took confidence. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• His frenzy of the previous day had all calmed down. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• So, by degrees he calmed into the better state, when he could raise his thoughts much higher, and draw comfort down. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• If he is our father, and I kneel down to him with patience, this anguish will be calmed. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• This burst of passionate feeling over, with calmed thoughts we sat together, talking of the past and present. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• This thought calmed me, cheered me, and I sank down, limp and exhausted, upon the summit, but happy, so happy and serene within. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Coming into Canterbury, I loitered through the old streets with a sober pleasure that calmed my spirits, and eased my heart. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Caroline, however, interposing with a mild word or two in praise of Mr Sweeting, calmed her again. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She started as if she had seen a ghost: I calmed her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• This speech calmed me. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I was silent; Helen had calmed me; but in the tranquillity she imparted there was an alloy of inexpressible sadness. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The idea calmed me somewhat: I lay down. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• By degrees, however, these feelings became calmed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.

Typist: Stanley