self-possession

Example Sentences

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But nothing comes across more clearly in “Queen of Chess” than Judit Polgár’s unruffled self-possession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The 20-year-old back row has swagger and self-possession, and a side order of skulduggery.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

It’s given me this facility, and this self-possession.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

The first vantage point is Elliot’s: He goes to her gym and watches her lift weights, entranced by her self-possession.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

But when Richard Parkers amber eyes met mine, the stare was intense, cold and unflinching, not flighty or friendly, and spoke of self-possession on the point of exploding with rage.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel