self-command
Example Sentences
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Churchill saw or imagined that he was distrusted, and, though gifted with a rare self command, could not conceal his uneasiness.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
She sat in the absolutest quiet, of face and figure both; looking into the fire that played in the chimney, with a fixedness that perhaps told—in the beginning—of some doubtfulness of self command.
From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan
Men with poignant feelings, buried under an air of care-free self command, are never proof to the sudden incitements of passion.
From Israel Potter by Melville, Herman
The canoes now flew, Judith making up for what she wanted in strength by her great dexterity and self command.
From The Deerslayer by Cooper, James Fenimore
By degrees Annele was pacified, and with restored self command went into the sitting room with Lenz and Petrowitsch.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. by Auerbach, Berthold
