sangfroid

Example Sentences

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The pilots, accustomed to the high pressure of front-line combat, reacted with sangfroid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

As for Fry, when her Etheline loses her sangfroid, I was ready to bolt.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Alcaraz is imbued with boundless enthusiasm and energy, not to mention skill, speed, stamina and sangfroid.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2022

Smart humor, much of it courtesy of Florence Pugh's resolute delivery and playful sangfroid, combines with the rest to elevate Johansson's hero to the place of honor she deserves in this universe.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2021

They had praised her courage and her sangfroid.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie