self-possession

Example Sentences

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And when not ogling her, Stark is Googling her: Who is this mysterious woman of powerful self-possession?

From Washington Post

Digital Spy summarised it as "a great cast starring in an okay movie", while The Guardian said it was "an epically long and epically brash film" held together by Gadot's "queenly self-possession".

From BBC

Already in place are his self-possession, big glasses and mop head bangs — albeit very dark.

From New York Times

There’s self-possession in that understanding, broad-shouldered chin to the sun.

From New York Times

Few things are as moving as youthful self-possession.

From Washington Post