self-possessed
Example Sentences
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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.
The usually self-possessed Edward Ashton was muttering and half mad after his failed tour of Switzerland.
From Literature
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
He unabashedly leans into that vibe here, even while wrangling his pair of self-possessed cats.
From Los Angeles Times
She’s become someone just as cruel, self-possessed and inconsiderate as Marion.
From Salon
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