The flight attendants tell the man to calm down. The man tries to suppress his fear (of flying), but then a bit of turbulence hits the plane.
Please make the underscored sentence as natural as possible?
" Just as the passenger tries to compose himself, a bit of turbulence hits the plane. "
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I would not use "but" and "then."
Just as the passenger tries to compose himself, a bit of turbulence hits the plane.
I would try not to repeat "man."