Besides, once she'd made the decision, a remarkable calm had settled over her.

A tentative agreement was reached two weeks ago to end the fighting, and an uneasy calm has settled over the area.

As the weeks passed, news from Naetai became more of a rarity, for calm was settling at last.

A fatalistic calm had settled over the women and children.

Perhaps, now that he has made peace with himself about his decision to kill Desdemona, an unnatural calm has settled over him.

A great calm had settled over the house, there was no sound save the soft lapping of waves on the beach outside.

The dancefloor still surged, but an odd calm had settled on the stage.

The flickering had almost stopped; a calm had settled over the place.

Radio communications were kept to a minimum, and an eerie calm settled inside the aircraft.

Remarkably, a cold calm had settled over her.