self-possession
Example Sentences
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But nothing comes across more clearly in “Queen of Chess” than Judit Polgár’s unruffled self-possession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
It’s given me this facility, and this self-possession.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2024
This self-possession is apparent in one of the six photographs published as part of Detour’s 1995 music issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Of the four, he has the most fully-formed act, is the most convincing storyteller, and seems to have the self-possession required for stand-up.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023
But when Richard Parkers amber eyes met mine, the stare was intense, cold and unflinching, not flighty or friendly, and spoke of self-possession on the point of exploding with rage.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
