self-command

Example Sentences

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It required all her self command to prevent her color from rising and her fingers from trembling as she received the ticket and change under that steady scrutiny.

From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna

Churchill saw or imagined that he was distrusted, and, though gifted with a rare self command, could not conceal his uneasiness.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

By degrees Annele was pacified, and with restored self command went into the sitting room with Lenz and Petrowitsch.

From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. by Auerbach, Berthold

The Directors, in their fury, lost all self command, and, in their official letters, railed at the betrayers of Scotland, the white-livered deserters.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Mrs. Edmonstone said it was self command in no common degree; and Philip allowed that to cure so inveterate a habit required considerable strength of will.

From The Heir of Redclyffe by Yonge, Charlotte Mary