Sample Sentences forcomposure (editor-reviewed)
composure as in: regained her composure
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After I regained my composure, I thanked her for telling me about the problem.composure = calm state of mind
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She is admired for maintaining her composure under even the worse of circumstances.
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Without them I wouldn't be able to jump back into the fray with my usual composure. (source)
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Mama did not answer but maintained her composure. (source)
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This time I climbed only 120 feet above the bergschrund before lack of composure and the arrival of a snow squall forced me to turn around. (source)composure = a calm state of mind
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The judge regained her composure. (source)composure = calm state of mind
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"When the scientists of the future show up at my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell the scientists to screw off, because I do not want to see a world without him." I was kind of crying by then. "And then, having made my rhetorical point, I will put my robot eyes on, because I mean, with robot eyes you can probably see through girls' shirts and stuff. Augustus, my friend, Godspeed." ... After he'd recovered his composure, he added, "I would cut the bit about seeing through girls' shirts." (source)composure = calm state of mind, or control of emotions
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"It's good to be back," Call said, covering the old man's discomposure.† (source)standard prefix: The prefix "dis-" in discomposure reverses the meaning of composure. This is the same pattern as seen in words like disagree, disconnect, and disappear.
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Kit marveled at the ease and gentleness with which Mercy controlled her charges, her warm sweet voice never raised, her lovely composure never ruffled. (source)composure = calm state of mind
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She put the letter into her pocket and offered her visitor a smile of welcome, exhibiting no trace of discomposure and half surprised at her coolness.† (source)
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Thomas, still a bit queasy from the Changing, forced himself to take a second and gain his composure. (source)
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But the next moment he was himself disturbed by it, and showed discomposure; for this was the only service he had been permitted to do with his own hands during the meal, and he did not doubt that he had done a most improper and unprincely thing.† (source)
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I sat quietly while he forced himself back into composure. (source)composure = a calm state of mind
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Waiving, therefore, his privilege of self-defence, he regarded only his discomposure.† (source)
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It took some time to regain my composure. (source)composure = calm state of mind
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The boy, to my deep discomposure, was immensely in the right, was in a position to say to me: "Either you clear up with my guardian the mystery of this interruption of my studies, or you cease to expect me to lead with you a life that's so unnatural for a boy."† (source)
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