The phrase "calming hand" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this phrase to describe someone's comforting presence, such as "My mother's calming hand guided me through a difficult period in my life."
Financial economists worry that investors have come to rely on the calming hand of central banks.
The Breadman held out a calming hand, nodded, then pressed his fingertips together.
She laid a calming hand on him that only increased the speed and vigor of the wags.
Spoelstra tried to talk to Wade during a timeout, approaching as if to lay a calming hand on his player's shoulder.
You would think Nick Faldo might be on hand to put a calming hand on Westwood's shoulder, but he's nowhere to be seen at the moment.
This led to further gagging and wheezing, until ultimately, I ended up on my knees in supplication to the gnome, holding up what I hoped was a calming hand to the young mother across the street who, upon seeing me, warily swept her toddler into her arms.
Mr. Dutoit, 75, has been the orchestra's chief conductor since 2008: not the music director, precisely, but the calm, steady hand that has helped to shepherd this storied American institution through some of the stormiest years in its long history.
From Billups, they will need big shots, but also a calm, steady hand, an approach that doesn't let his younger teammates succumb to the notion that time is their ally and the big February trade wasn't really for now.
He brought a calm, steady hand to a ship that was caught in a storm.
As the super PAC unloads on Trump, Clinton will be presenting herself as the calm, steady hand with deep experience navigating international crises.
Sprewell was actually the calm hand that guided them.
