self-command
Example Sentences
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"You know what I mean by what I said?" inquired Amy, still confused but regaining self command rapidly.
From The Choir Invisible by Allen, James Lane
She sat in the absolutest quiet, of face and figure both; looking into the fire that played in the chimney, with a fixedness that perhaps told—in the beginning—of some doubtfulness of self command.
From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan
The canoes now flew, Judith making up for what she wanted in strength by her great dexterity and self command.
From The Deerslayer by Cooper, James Fenimore
But the passionate woman's pride and self command had come to an end alike, she had never possessed more than a small share of either.
From Herman A Novel by Werner, E.
In spite of herself, in spite of her pride and self command, it shook her a little—the thought of speaking to him.
From A Terrible Secret by Fleming, May Agnes
