self-possession
Example Sentences
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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
The 20-year-old back row has swagger and self-possession, and a side order of skulduggery.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2025
It’s given me this facility, and this self-possession.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2024
I think that people in general wish that they had more of that self-possession that Wednesday has, and that refusal to let anybody else’s opinions change her or make her feel bad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
“Hyzenthlay?” said Bigwig, startled out of his self-possession.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
