collectedness
Example Sentences
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I’ve gotten it into my head that if I resist the urge to look through it, it will somehow project a veneer of calm or cool collectedness, the path I’m carving in the carpet notwithstanding.
From US News ● Feb. 11, 2015
I give in to my gee-whiz moment and ask if he minds a picture with me and the fam – so much for my veneer of cool collectedness.
From US News ● Feb. 11, 2015
Having stood for some moments at the door, Gerard Douw at length found breath and collectedness to bid him welcome, and, with a mute inclination of the head, the stranger stepped forward into the room.
From The Purcell Papers — Volume 2 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
This was reassuring as far as it went, but it must be admitted that the surveyor was afterward a little astonished at his collectedness and perspicacity.
From The Gold Trail by Harold Bindloss
Having stood for some moments at the door, Gerard Douw at length found breath and collectedness to bid him welcome, and with a mute inclination of the head, the stranger stepped forward into the room.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
