self-possessed

Example Sentences

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Roy herself appears as Radha, sharp and self-possessed.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

An even more welcome addition to our already bulging shelves is the belated arrival of a largely complete studio discography of Britain’s greatest conductor, and certainly its most self-possessed: the musical grandee Sir Thomas Beecham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It’s impossible to know if Smith was really this self-possessed and ruminative as a child or if nostalgia has altered her perspective.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

She’s become someone just as cruel, self-possessed and inconsiderate as Marion.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

The moment I looked up again, Yakov was as I remembered—strikingly beautiful and self-possessed, his eyes as bright as lightning.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros