comport oneself
Example Sentences
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It seems to her ridiculous that one should not speak and comport oneself as artlessly on the stage as one does off it.
From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
"When one has good introductions and knows how to comport oneself, one makes much"—and he rubbed his thumb and fingers together, according to the national code of pantomime.
From Septimus by Locke, William John
It is always possible to comport oneself with dignity.
From The Gambler by Hogarth, C. J.
