becalm

The constitutional question, so vital for the past decade, seems becalmed after the general election result.

Instead Root becalmed the situation with flawless defence, perfect judgement and endless determination.

On an imaginary island off the coast of some enemy state that exists only in fantasy, a navy is becalmed.

At key moments, the movie breaks with realism entirely, drawing us into its heroine’s subconscious with surreal yet oddly becalmed flourishes.

Distracted by the recent death of his wife — whose loss he medicates by reading his sappy scribblings aloud to a rapt writing group — Sanders seems drained and becalmed.