self-composure
Example Sentences
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“Strong but never pushy, she had self-composure and poise beyond her years,” the obituary said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Faces and Phases is both testimony and archive, the portraits accompanied by personal statements that speak of struggle, but also self-composure and pride.
From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2020
The New York Times, which sets great store on self-composure, paddled sedately through the flood of news.
From Time Magazine Archive
Deborah, a paragon of self-composure, sailed through without a slip.
From Time Magazine Archive
Try as he might to maintain his self-composure, he could not stop the nervous trembling of his hands; and from time to time he moistened his lips and swallowed with great effort.
From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
