equipoise

Example Sentences

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Segal never loses her equipoise, or her sense of humor, in these most extreme confrontations with mortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But there are some from across the debate who don't think there is equipoise in this case.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

In a capital packed with bloviators and arm-twisters, Jackson maintains an equipoise of soft-spoken graciousness, combining intellectual clarity with iron resolve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Often we think that if we are not happy, it's our problem, and we just have to show more grit, or the new terminology, more "mindfulness," and we'd achieve greater equipoise.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

Certainly much of Katherine’s equipoise came from her father, Joshua.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly