Sentence examples for by tranquillity from inspiring English sources

Mr Sarkozy thrives on adversity and is bored by tranquillity.

The New York Times recently quoted the author's friend Hope Proper as remembering that, "Erica used to say: 'If only there would be still water, peace of mind, a day when nothing happens, nobody loses a job or gets sick.'" No stage of her life, it seems reasonable to say, has been cursed by tranquillity.

With profound sadness, the Tranquillity family mourns the passing of Leo Skolnik, one of the truest exemplars of the spirit of "Noblesse Oblige" first taught by Tranquillity's founder, Elias A. Cohen, and carried on by his niece, our beloved Pearl C. Miller, of blessed memory.

It is also revered by tranquillity seekers.

One is struck by the tranquillity and silence before the jump, the mixture of reverence and apprehension.

We would have gone on lying there, intoxicated by this tranquillity, but we heard heavy footsteps on the flagstones.

Mamet's life as an uncompromising writer/director seems in direct contrast to — and is probably made possible by — the tranquillity of his surroundings.

We were beguiled by the tranquillity of a family quietly living off the land; they summed up the lure of the Lot.

They visited Virginia Park — in the county of Surrey, to the southwest of London — after hearing about the development from friends and were immediately attracted by its tranquillity and security, as well as its history.

Then, as we had been dulled by the tranquillity, a three-foot brownish snake dangling from a tree dropped into the river, near our canoes, before it swam swiftly to the other side.

Even so, when Christensen told Christine about his conversation with God she said, "Wait a minute, you don't go across town without us talking about it, and you're suggesting a transfer to another sphere?" She wasn't surprised by his tranquillity, however.