self-command
Example Sentences
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Groups of large men and women hurtle at one another to the point of potential endangerment yet manage self-command.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2021
Thus is the hero of the film, played with charismatic self-command by Denzel Washington, presented as the Spartacus of his people.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 9, 2018
I take the phrase as an instruction, a self-command.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2017
A witty sally or quip is never amiss as a demonstration of one’s style and self-command.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2015
“You began the evening well, Charlotte,” said Mrs. Bennet with civil self-command to Miss Lucas.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
