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Example sentences for "tranquilly"

Lexicographically close words:
tranquillising; tranquillity; tranquillize; tranquillized; tranquillizing; trans; transact; transacted; transacting; transaction
  1. On the deserted "fondamenta" there appears the slim figure of a woman enveloped in a shawl and she advances tranquilly gazing towards the East.

  2. What sort of an existence did the people of the invaded lands lead; those people who so long tranquilly waited in the hope that we would forever drive away from them the eternal menace of the enemy ready to pounce upon them?

  3. The milky way spread its abundant light over the deep blue and the horned moon descended tranquilly towards the sea.

  4. I pictured myself arriving there by night, taking cover in the woods, tranquilly awaiting the rising of the sun that I might study my bearings and then calmly start upon my journey.

  5. The chimney was tranquilly exhaling a bluish smoke which faded away in the clear atmosphere of the morning.

  6. Its rivers tranquilly flow over pebbles of rubies and emeralds.

  7. The dot changed to a white flower, which swelled and hung tranquilly over the blue, a brief memorial.

  8. He took the youth to a cot that lay tranquilly by the window, and showing him a tall locker for clothes that stood near the head with the ominous air of a tombstone, left him.

  9. With the lieutenant he was soon walking along behind a series of little crescent-shape trenches, in which were soldiers, tranquilly interested, gossiping with the hum of a tea-party.

  10. For I consider that one, for the time, is a sort of unmanned when he tranquilly permits his hired clerk to dictate to him, and order him away from his own premises.

  11. Thereupon, Bartleby would tranquilly decline, and yet remain idle as before.

  12. I may almost say, like the prefect when disgraced and proceeding to end his days tranquilly in the country, 'I have passed seventy years on the earth, and I have lived but seven of them.

  13. Risler took the pile of letters, opened them tranquilly one by one, and passed them over to Sigismond.

  14. So he eagerly regained the plunder which he had cunningly sacrificed; and got back his wealth with the greater ease, that he had so tranquilly let it go.

  15. Wilt thou think tranquilly of the slaughter of thy righteous sire?

  16. Or are we tranquilly resting on the soil of Florida?

  17. He wrote tranquilly in his large and rather commercial-looking handwriting.

  18. Had they been less sure that Garnache was drowned, maybe they had slumbered less tranquilly that night at Condillac.

  19. He smiled tranquilly at that reflection upon his courage and his skill.

  20. He himself then returned to the dining-room, where he tranquilly awaited the arrival of Mr. Greenwood.

  21. She moved across the room, carrying her head high and advancing tranquilly to Odo's side.

  22. He spoke more tranquilly as the narrative proceeded, as though his rage had died down once the resolve to act on it was taken.

  23. Lizzie, intent upon her task, tranquilly continued to unfold and sort.

  24. They continued to watch the cavalier, who rode on tranquilly as if in no apprehension.

  25. So saying, he tranquilly returned towards the Moors.

  26. He paced slowly though the vacant streets, and the tramp of his steed echoed afar in that silent hour; but no one suspected a warrior, moving thus singly and tranquilly in an armed city, to be an enemy.

  27. Before I realised what he was doing, he jumped tranquilly from the path, down into the empty void.

  28. I looked to the priming of my pistols, and embarked very tranquilly on the evening of the 12th of July.

  29. They continued their journey as before, on foot, and the caravan proceeded tranquilly toward the south with Tartarin in front, the prince in the rear and between them the camel with the baggage.

  30. Sleep tranquilly in your lairs amongst the aloes and the cactus!

  31. To which the latter would tranquilly reply that the role of universal flunkey was not congenial to his temperament.

  32. If you don't now, you will when we get to Visp and tranquilly make our way through a frantic mob all shouting for its luggage at once.

  33. There they await the onslaught, the inexperienced ones clutching their revolvers and treading on twigs, but the old hands sleeping tranquilly until just before the dawn.

  34. All were looking so safe and cosy that she smiled at her fears now and sat down tranquilly by the fire to sew.

  35. It is doing him no more than justice to say that not one of those Stoics went forth to meet death more tranquilly than he.

  36. She looked him in the face as tranquilly as if he had been an old woman.

  37. Blessed be the hand that leads us, and let us tranquilly hope for the blessing of a death like this.

  38. I tranquilly opened the window to see what the weather was.

  39. We of Yaque have mastered that principle also," the prince tranquilly concluded, "and all that of which this is the alphabet.

  40. Busy citizens hurrying, the bark of a dog, the mere tone of a temple bell spoke the ordinary occupations of all the world; and upon the chief street the moon looked down as tranquilly as if the causeway were a continuation of Fifth Avenue.

  41. St. George's eyes were upon the guests, so tranquilly seated, aware of the hour.

  42. Rollo, whose soul did not disdain to be valet to a steam yacht, was tranquilly mending a canvas cushion.

  43. Thus it came to pass that when that evening Dove sat down tranquilly to a luxurious supper of lobster salad, chops, and bottled stout, he was unpleasantly interrupted.


  44. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tranquilly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.