self-possession
Example Sentences
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Patricia understood the situation perfectly, and she kept her self possession, if they did not.
From The Last Woman by Beeckman, Ross
The young dweller in the woods had by this time recovered his self possession.
From The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)
Herder says of the Hebrews, "The sad and mournful images of their ghostly realm disturbed them, and were too much for their self possession."
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
It gave Helen time to recover her self possession.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
Miss Starland was flustered and nervous, but the cool self possession of her brother greatly reassured her.
From Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
