collectedness

Example Sentences

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I give in to my gee-whiz moment and ask if he minds a picture with me and the fam – so much for my veneer of cool collectedness.

From US News • Feb. 11, 2015

I’ve gotten it into my head that if I resist the urge to look through it, it will somehow project a veneer of calm or cool collectedness, the path I’m carving in the carpet notwithstanding.

From US News • Feb. 11, 2015

Having stood for some moments at the door, Gerard Douw at length found breath and collectedness to bid him welcome, and, with a mute inclination of the head, the stranger stepped forward into the room.

From The Purcell Papers — Volume 2 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

It was only when seated at the fire-side, that Owen regained sufficient collectedness to detail the particulars he had learned in the village.

From St. Patrick's Eve by Lever, Charles James

Then he remembered her collectedness, which had been rather marked, but he had learned that emotion is more frequently concealed than forcibly expressed.

From Ranching for Sylvia by Bindloss, Harold