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She answered the tough questions with such aplomb that even her critics were impressed.aplomb = confidence and competence
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The actor handled the onstage mishap with aplomb, improvising without missing a beat.
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Only an orphan could be so self-assured, but this aplomb of theirs concealed a vengeful nature — underneath, they were jeering at everyone.† (source)
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Boris was the only person I'd told, in Vegas, how my mother had died — information that to his credit he'd accepted with aplomb; his own life had been so erratic and violent that he didn't seem all that shocked by the story.† (source)
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The Eagle came in at noon on the nose, greeted the senior-class speaker—a former Alabama state attorney general—and then came over to Dr. Morse, who stood with great aplomb and half bowed as he shook the Eagle's hand—maybe too formal—and the Eagle said, "We're certainly very glad to have you here," and Maxx replied, "Thank you.† (source)
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With magnificent aplomb Fred nodded to Father, the policeman, and me.† (source)
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Which he does, with great aplomb.† (source)
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It wasn't Seivarden's fault if she had reacted badly in a situation that few (if any) seventeen-yearolds could have handled with aplomb.† (source)
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She stood in the middle of the room in a neon green minidress, leather valise at her feet, with her auburn hair and long limbs, grinning down at me, a shine on her face, and talking, the seams of her voice bursting with aplomb and cheer.† (source)
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The twenty-eight ostriches of the Midway ostrich farm bore the loss with their usual aplomb.† (source)
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I never knew I could play the vamp, do it so well, flirt with total aplomb, and not only that, but look good doing it.† (source)
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Clara picked up the broken pieces of tureen with her usual aplomb, not showing any sign that she was listening to the stream of curses issuing from Esteban's lips.† (source)
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And here, before them, stood a man inducing seizures every so often with remarkable aplomb.† (source)
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The Soviet leader is the dashing JFK's polar opposite in appearance and aplomb.† (source)
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Larry juggled my complex visiting schedule with cruise-director aplomb.† (source)
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Lieutenant Scheisskopf unveiled his epochal surprise that Sunday with all the aplomb of an experienced impresario.† (source)
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