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confidence and competence

She is handling the new responsibilities with aplomb.

I am not brave enough to give up my skirts just yet, but somehow I know that Felicity shall wear her trousers with aplomb.
Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
Yes, it was she talking, with her customary aplomb, breaking his heart in the drugstore.
Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
The twenty-eight ostriches of the Midway ostrich farm bore the loss with their usual aplomb.
Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
Which he does, with great aplomb.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
With admirable aplomb, the gladiator merely tossed the shield aside.
Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
With an aplomb that belied the fact of her near-nudity she slowly reached into her closet and drew on a robe of white terry cloth.
William Styron -- Sophie's Choice
Nemo seemed to accept this news with aplomb, but Eledir and Falladay Finn, the Dwarf King, were more reserved.
James A. Owen -- Here, There be Dragons
She did so with an aplomb and charm that would've caused a public relations expert to rub his hands together.
Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
And here, before them, stood a man inducing seizures every so often with remarkable aplomb.
Ken Kesey -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Farmer played out the rest of his part with aplomb.
Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
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.
Ellen Hopkins -- Crank
The Soviet leader is the dashing JFK's polar opposite in appearance and aplomb.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Kennedy
Larry juggled my complex visiting schedule with cruise-director aplomb.
Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
"There is nothing to be afraid of," she said with genuine aplomb.
Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
With magnificent aplomb Fred nodded to Father, the policeman, and me.
Corrie ten Boom -- The Hiding Place
If it hadn't been that little sister was about the size of the little brown sisters who had scared me in the past, maybe I could have shown aplomb.
Robert A. Heinlein -- Glory Road
He told his story with perfect aplomb, and it was essentially the same as that of Mr Waverly.
Agatha Christie -- Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
"Much obliged to meet you, Mister Doan," replied Tacks, with great aplomb.
Zane Grey -- The Thundering Herd
Lieutenant Scheisskopf unveiled his epochal surprise that Sunday with all the aplomb of an experienced impresario.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22

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