TRANQUIL in a Sentence

Learn TRANQUIL 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.

168 example sentences for TRANQUIL, such as:

1. The Bishop fixed a tranquil eye on the man.
2. Which is the translation of remaining tranquil.
3. She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
4. A brook ran out of it, with a tranquil little noise.
5. All this fermentation was public, one might almost say tranquil.

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 Meanings and Examples of TRANQUIL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
tranquil
 a.  calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, or worry
Classic Sentence: (162 in 11 pages)
1  The Bishop fixed a tranquil eye on the man.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.
2  He could hear, at the extremity of the room, the even and tranquil breathing of the sleeping Bishop.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
3  As for him, he bore upon his countenance an indescribable expression of happy and celestial suffering, and he fixed his tranquil eye on Javert, who was still staring at him.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—FATHER FAUCHELEVENT
4  They asked themselves whether he had indeed uttered that cry; they could not believe that that tranquil man had been the one to give that terrible outcry.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER XI—CHAMPMATHIEU MORE AND MORE ASTONISHED
5  These people filled the inns and drinking-shops, and communicated to that tranquil little district a noisy and joyous life.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER I—THE WATER QUESTION AT MONTFERMEIL
6  He had a certain cold and tranquil laugh, which was particularly dangerous.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—TWO COMPLETE PORTRAITS
7  A brook ran out of it, with a tranquil little noise.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER V—THE LITTLE ONE ALL ALONE
8  The little girl, with that tranquil confidence which belongs only to extreme strength and extreme weakness, had fallen asleep without knowing with whom she was, and continued to sleep without knowing where she was.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—A NEST FOR OWL AND A WARBLER
9  The glance of women resembles certain combinations of wheels, which are tranquil in appearance yet formidable.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VI—TAKEN PRISONER
10  While conversing in the most natural and tranquil manner in the world with the white-haired man, she bent upon Marius all the reveries of a virginal and passionate eye.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER VII—ADVENTURES OF THE LETTER U DELIVERED OVER TO ...
11  Thenardier no longer looked like himself; in the course of a few moments his face had passed from unbridled violence to tranquil and cunning sweetness.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XX—THE TRAP
12  Which is the translation of remaining tranquil.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER I—WELL CUT
13  All this fermentation was public, one might almost say tranquil.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V—FACTS WHENCE HISTORY SPRINGS AND WHICH HISTORY ...
14  It was an absent one, tranquil and dejected, who seemed ready to take refuge in death and who sent to the absent love, his lady, the secret of fate, the key of life, love.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—COSETTE AFTER THE LETTER
15  As soon as twilight descended, the old elephant became transfigured; he assumed a tranquil and redoubtable appearance in the formidable serenity of the shadows.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM ...
Example Sentence:
1  Though I look comfortably accommodated, I am not very tranquil in my mind.
2  She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
3  Similar to a child's imagination or a messy dream, he creates a unique blend between tranquility and spontaneity.
4  Enjoy tunes in the tranquility of your garden or patio without spoiling the landscaping.
5  He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquility becomes free from fear and free from sin.
6  After the commotion and excitement of the city, I appreciate the tranquillity of these fields and forests.