BECALM in a Sentence

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They had come together unavoidably, like two ships becalmed near each other, and lay rubbing sides at last.

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 Meanings and Examples of BECALM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
becalm
 v.  keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
Classic Sentence:
1  The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  They had come together unavoidably, like two ships becalmed near each other, and lay rubbing sides at last.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In III
Example Sentence:
1  The warm air will becalm the choppy waves.
2  The doctor becalmed the agitated patient.
3  The Stock Market was becalmed yesterday as dealers waited for company results.