Sample Sentences foraplomb (auto-selected)
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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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With magnificent aplomb Fred nodded to Father, the policeman, and me.† (source)
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Yes, it was she talking, with her customary aplomb, breaking his heart in the drugstore.† (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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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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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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Always mature for her age, she had gained a certain aplomb in both carriage and conversation, which made her seem more of a woman of the world than she was, but her old petulance now and then showed itself, her strong will still held its own, and her native frankness was unspoiled by foreign polish.† (source)
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"There is nothing to be afraid of," she said with genuine 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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With admirable aplomb, the gladiator merely tossed the shield aside.† (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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He smiled weakly, lit a cigarette himself, which was a mistake, if he intended to indicate aplomb.† (source)
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She passed a dog walker who handled a brace of elegant gold hounds with the steady aplomb of a seasoned droid.† (source)
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As I was watching from the stands I could only shout my warnings to him, but once they were gone he was perfectly fine as he skated, whipping past my spot with aplomb and cool abandon, his stout little figure apparently unaching, unhurt.† (source)
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