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Meanings of unnatural calmness in English

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Usage of unnatural calmness in English
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He spoke with an unnatural calmness, as though it were another's story he was telling.
At the Time Appointed
2
For a few moments neither spoke, then Jennie Brewster said, in a voice of unnatural calmness:
A Woman Intervenes
3
Hare's unnatural calmness had prevailed until he saw Naab stride out to front the waiting Indians.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
4
There is always an unnatural calmness about its nap, and an unwholesome gloss, suggestive of a wet brush.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
5
He stared straight at me and answered quietly, but his voice betrayed his huge excitement by its unnatural calmness.
The Willows
6
She straightened herself up, looked at him for a moment, and then said with unnatural calmness, as she wiped the tears from her eyes:
The Malady of the Century
7
She who was usually so brisk of manner and sharp of speech, had this morning a strange subdued tone and an unnatural calmness of demeanour.
Birds of Prey
8
'In three weeks I can get to the end,' said Reardon, with unnatural calmness.
New Grub Street
9
"Think what you do, Robert," said Helen, with unnatural calmness.
Foul Play
10
"That is Colonel Raynal," said Josephine, with unnatural calmness.
White Lies
11
"Stay there, darling," she said with unnatural calmness.
A Tale of a Lonely Parish
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United Kingdom
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