Learn QUIESCENT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
1. Lady Bertram was perfectly quiescent and contented, and had no objections to make.
2. And he had to come in to her at once, to enter the peace on earth of her soft, quiescent body.
3. For suddenly he was aware of the old flame shooting and leaping up in his loins, that he had hoped was quiescent for ever.
Meanings and Examples of QUIESCENT |