self-mastery
Example Sentences
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We need young men full of energy, ambition and growing self-mastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Devin’s bark is indicative of the endless hours working at self-mastery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
Researchers have found that toddlers who are read to become children who are "more likely to enjoy strong relationships, sharper focus, and greater emotional resilience and self-mastery."
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2021
Along with these two novels about acquiring or losing self-mastery, Tevis published 19 short stories between 1954 and 1963, many of them clever “what if?” tales, sometimes ending with an ironic Twilight Zone twist.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2021
At last, with one final effort at self-mastery, she deliberately lifted her eyes to his.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
