the calm/lull before the storm
noun phrase
: a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc.
Examples of the calm/lull before the storm in a Sentence
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Easy is comfortable in his 50th year, but for a man like him, this is just the calm before the storm.
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Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The apparent quiet in Iraq could well turn out to be the calm before the storm.
—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
Today’s daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
6/10: Sunny, seasonable and the calm before the storm.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
Some candidates are using the calm before the storm of the first debate to showcase other skills.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
That may prove to be the lull before the storm, however, because the Americans’ opponent in their first elimination game is Sweden, which scored multiple goals in each of its three group-stage wins and ranks eighth in the tournament with 18 shots on goal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
The economy: Is this a soft landing or the calm before the storm?
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—Alan Murray, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
Outside observers worry, however, that this is merely the calm before the storm: satellite imagery has detected a buildup of military infrastructure on both sides, particularly the Chinese side.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
While the pressure on North American ports is currently abated and logistics constraints eases, this is the calm before the storm.
—Lora Cecere, Forbes, 2 May 2022
Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
The apparent quiet in Iraq could well turn out to be the calm before the storm.
—Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
Today’s daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
6/10: Sunny, seasonable and the calm before the storm.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
Some candidates are using the calm before the storm of the first debate to showcase other skills.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023
That may prove to be the lull before the storm, however, because the Americans’ opponent in their first elimination game is Sweden, which scored multiple goals in each of its three group-stage wins and ranks eighth in the tournament with 18 shots on goal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
The economy: Is this a soft landing or the calm before the storm?
2.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
Outside observers worry, however, that this is merely the calm before the storm: satellite imagery has detected a buildup of military infrastructure on both sides, particularly the Chinese side.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
While the pressure on North American ports is currently abated and logistics constraints eases, this is the calm before the storm.
—Lora Cecere, Forbes, 2 May 2022
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