aplomb
Example Sentences
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Birthdays and divorces are celebrated with equal aplomb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
She took it on with the aplomb of someone who knew how necessary the work was, and now we’ve lost her at one of the worst possible moments.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like that from a press secretary, but no one has mastered the dark art of hucksterism with Leavitt’s aplomb.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Jones manages his superb cast with aplomb and cinematographer Wyatt Garfield evocatively captures lower Manhattan’s wintry, burnished glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
And for the first time Powell’s artificial aplomb was shaken and his hands shot forward for the map.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing aplomb
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