The sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

I put the questions, and she answered them placidly.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

In the United States the slave placidly submitted.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference

Sara, recovering her composure, regarded him placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hermit of Far End] Reference

"It seems to me rather absurd," she continued placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hermit of Far End] Reference

Michael O'Connor died placidly, as he had always lived.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference

Miss Campbell glanced placidly down the line of white cots.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference

"We take the risk, Miss Carrington," replied the man, placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Her Own Right] Reference

Sylvia was sitting on a couch, very pale, but smiling placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference

Shirley placidly seated behind the wheel when he came out from breakfast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rainbow Hill] Reference

"That's one of Thérèse's own special kind," observed his aunt placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juggernaut] Reference

Martin delivered the letters, and proceeded placidly on his path of duty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference

Presently she slipped into a summer-house, and sat down to think placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference

The doctor watched the busy needles clicking placidly for several minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rainbow Hill] Reference

His face no longer wore its placidly and conventionally polite expression.    From Wordnik.com.  [McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908.] Reference

Khamenei looks on placidly, nodding with evident approval and taking notes.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Alienate Your Allies In Iran] Reference

"Of course he is," agreed Irma, placidly ignoring Jerry's attempt to tease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference

And here she was now, in her seventies, sitting placidly in her living room.    From Wordnik.com.  [Office Politics] Reference

"Why, what happened the other day?" inquired Miss Clifford, placidly dealing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juggernaut] Reference

He lay placidly with his hand in Paul's, then turned pleadingly to the matron.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hero of Garside School] Reference

Outside, the fishing village of Changjun sat placidly, as if time had stood still.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monsters No More] Reference

At last he raised his head, looked placidly around, turned, and walked up the bank.    From Wordnik.com.  [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference

The meter flicked placidly along at the barely-above-normal background level count.    From Wordnik.com.  [Make Mine Homogenized] Reference

On the veranda Rosie's mother rocked and worked placidly away at something in her lap.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference

He paused a moment, but when he saw that Nan made no comment or objection he continued placidly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Governess] Reference

He merely waited till Mr Lindon was well off the steps; then, turning to me, he placidly observed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Beetle] Reference

From the knife he pointed to the medical officers sitting placidly in the train, as much as to say.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference

Dr. and Mrs. Morton placidly reading in the sitting room were blissfully unaware of the excitement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicken Little Jane] Reference

On the corner, a taxi driver sat placidly behind the wheel, reading a novel as he waited for his fare.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reporter's Notebook: The Story Of A Lifetime] Reference

It seemed to Hortense that the flredogs fairly leaped out at him, but the cat only gazed placidly at them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cat in Grandfather's House] Reference

Still, most of Sark's 600 or so inhabitants live placidly, reveling in their time-warped (and tax-free) seclusion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daughters And Heirs] Reference

Pero went on placidly with her work in her clumsy manner, and never stopped until she had finished her winter home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories] Reference

In the distance the sun was placidly reflecting the last golden rays, every thing was fresh and green, not a sound was heard.    From Wordnik.com.  [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference

In the same spirit he continued to court Kathleen O'Connor, enjoying placidly the game of love, and perfectly regardless as to the result.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference