self-possession

Example Sentences

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That sense of sort of self-possession is quite admirable and, again, this is so new for the both of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

She is a poignant picture of frayed dignity, her aristocratic self-possession increasingly brittle as the story progresses toward it sad denouement.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

I hesitated a moment, like a diver on the brink, then lost my nerve and my tutored self-possession, saying, “Yes, I believe so—he comes into the restaurant for his meals.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier