unpoised

Example Sentences

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She had fancied she could make Mary cry and beg for silence, be afraid and unpoised.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

Jane was unpoised by the attitude of the other but she dismounted and walked toward the cabin.

From The Last Straw by Titus, Harold

"But the butterfly, seeking a safe resting place, flutters with unpoised flight, past the false poppy which flaunts its gay colours on the sight."

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

Had care, watching, and suspense unpoised her reason?

From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

Hope persuaded him that Margaret was only a girl, still sentimental and unpoised.

From The Day of the Beast by Grey, Zane