How to use composure in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word composure? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples In those early days, composure was something he threatened to lose as he ruminated on the challenges to be faced. The French ambassador wrote that Rogers died with such composure that it might have been a wedding. Do Leigh have the temperament to hack it on the big occasion without losing their composure, and consequently, the match? I had to sit down and stare at the beach towel display in the window of House of Fraser for ten minutes until my composure was restored. Two penalties saw them stretch their lead to 16-10 as Cougars lost their composure and handed them points on a plate. Others stare blankly into the distance with the composure of condemned men contemplating their last plate of pommes frites and steak au poivre. This seemed to catch their captor by surprise, but he quickly regained his composure. The composure we saw against Italy at Hampden and against Norway in Oslo had gone, blown away by a visiting team chasing a cause. Keeper Damian Ward played admirably between the sticks and was a model of coolness and composure throughout. Fulner sat in his chair for a few moments, scared stiff, before regaining his composure and speaking. A fireside chat in the wee hours of the morning attains a heavenly composure, the dramatic ethereal lighting making this their crucial scene. Yet he was stretching a point, since Aberdeen showed more composure in the game's key moments. I regained some composure and raised my camera and strobe to see where it had gone. We do not know who they are, but their identity is perhaps less important than their composure and stylistic attributes. The Dutchman displayed immense composure to chest the ball down, turn and make rapid incursions towards the visitors' penalty area. Alex nearly lost her composure as she saw Meredith all wrapped in her housecoat. Mary, smiling, reads a prayer-book, akin to the one she appears in, with patrician composure. But when composure gave way to a series of ugly and ill-tempered clashes, there was only going to be one winner. Our visitor appeared startled at this information but on recovering his composure took his coffee cup and sat down at the table. He was silent for a short while, trying to regain his composure and collect himself. Show More Sentences Macha is 145 pounds of phlegmatic composure, a St. Bernard who can't help but look dignified and profound, even when she is waiting for a treat. Finally she calmed down and, regaining composure, proceeded with the wedding as if the incident had never happened. That all came down to us when we lost composure and control for a few minutes of the game. After regaining some of his composure, the artist went to the local pub to meet his wife as arranged. She recovers her composure as Beatrice enters the room, smiling kindly at her. The calm sea presented a facade of composure which was soon to be broken by the French. The other side is trying to make you lose your composure and you will play right into their hands if you do. Before I could regain my composure, I felt a tug from behind, as if someone was grabbing me by my collar. It was cool enough to take my breath away for a second and it took a few moments to regain my composure and concentrate. He paid tribute to the staff at the airport for their composure in trying circumstances. Williams was stunned but managed to regain his composure to take the next frame. It took me about a few seconds to regain composure and get up from whatever I had fallen on. I sent a message to Allison, hoping for a voice of reason to help regain my composure. She has a startling assurance and composure and the performance is most notable. Donny tried to regain composure as tears of hysteria rolled down his cheeks. As the stadium took a collective deep breath, the home side regained their composure. She looked as if she might start sobbing again, but blew her nose and regained her composure. We let the ball bounce from kick off and we didn't regain our composure until after the game was lost. Two days later, feeling feverish, she went to them and he could tell she was struggling to maintain her composure. But with little ambition to go wide and a lack of composure when they tried to, they were containable. Show More Sentences The abbey's inwardness and composure is fascinating, amidst such a roar of nature. Given greater composure, they could have scored more tries and thus gained a bonus point. And he displayed great composure and poise in a loud environment in reality our first road game of this year. Lucinda quickly regained her composure, a dark blush flushing her pale cheeks, as she reopened the book, hurriedly skimming the past page. I gathered my composure as fast as I could, put the cross hairs on them and engaged them. She sits heavily down and, after a moment of composure, her face crumples and she begins to sob. It was fun because he kept fumbling over his words and finally, when he gathered his composure, invited me to a party and gave me a flyer. What's more, composure is dynamic throughout a season, so that players who start to slump will have a tough time getting out of their funk. In the rain, they could not restore their composure and the match drifted to a draw. We can't afford to give penalties away and we need to make sure we keep our composure during the game like we have done before. I breathe a secret sigh of relief and recover my composure in the back seat, and release my grip on the grab handle. I paused outside the carved double doors, gathering my dignity and composure around me like a shield. Equally, he has the stamina, guile and composure both to make chances and work himself into positions to take them. Fortunately, Scott had enough composure to be able to excuse himself politely. Alyssa was trying to recover her composure while putting on her sock and shoe. The Aberdonian somehow retained his composure to par the next nine holes before adding two birdies and a bogey. Only in a bruising period of the second half, when the game turned scrappy, did Hibs lose their composure and control. We'll greet them with a clear soul and with a composure that affirms the dignity of life and unites suffering and knowledge. Initially speechless, the Colonel quickly regained his composure and responded in a most emphatic affirmative. Ultimately though, Edwards had just too much speed and he kept his composure to win the day and the season. Show More Sentences I try to withhold all curiosities and concentrate on maintaining my composure. Quickly regaining his composure he whipped out a cigarette and a bottle of beer. The leader of the monks was taken aback, but quickly regained his composure. Before she could regather her composure, he had rendered her ineffective as he held her firmly. But the top-seeded Moya regathered his composure to take his third title of the year after success in Buenos Aires and Barcelona. But seconds later the plucky rider had regained her composure and remounted her animal. The flipside of his team's youthful enthusiasm is the lack of composure that sometimes accompanies it. He brings us authority, composure and work rate and a bossing of midfield players we have lacked all of this zany season. The latter event came closest to threatening the singer's customary composure. His composure and distribution are complemented by the Corsican, a natural left-footed player. In a first game that lasted nearly 30 minutes, she maintained her composure through a series of lets, strokes, and no lets. There is a tendency towards slouching rather than an upright composure and overall there may be a sense of lethargy or a lack of vitality. There's no noticeable roll despite the lack of anti-roll bars and mid-corner bumps don't unsettle its composure. The chassis displays impressive levels of composure and minimal roll through the turns. Normally nothing ruffled his composure, and yet there he was, blushing like a callow youth at the sight of her ankle. His composure shifted from weightless glee, to a rougher, maestoso tone of scorn. They fell still, if only for a moment, in deference, but could not maintain their composure long. His performance thereafter, though, suggested that his composure had been affected. Sean's lips pursed and his hands tightened as he struggled to contain his composure. We work on possession drills every day in training and have got to find the composure to see games out and kill teams off. Show More Sentences At 25, he already has the composure and self-assurance to match his 6ft 6in frame. Glad that she made a good excuse, she walked off towards the ladies bathroom to regain her composure. Charlie often longed to have the same composure as Cherri, to be as self-possessed as she made herself out to be. It will be an occasion when his composure, together with that of his captain, comes into its own. The composure with which he drained the winning putt in the Walker Cup five years ago was the mark of a man who responds well to pressure. Knowing that in purely physical terms we can mix it with the best has given us a great amount of confidence and composure. He had the feeling that years of composure and blamelessness were thrown out. Hope has just spent the morning skateboarding, so his composure is relaxed. His rage was unfocused and undirected, and as such he was forcing it to stay inside, if nothing else, to save his composure. Her typical composure in dealing with stressful situations such as this was slowly slipping away from her as her terror and fright increased. He looked up at me, incredulous, but it subsided into introspectful placidity, his neck finally unhitching its strained composure. Normally the epitome of composure, the midfielder appeared to stub his toe in the act of shooting and he was again untroubled. The phone clicked back into place as Jackie crumpled onto the floor, her composure finally breaking. They play with tremendous heart, have nerves of steel and show the composure of teams of more maturity. He will no doubt gain composure with more experience but he allowed him to smother his shot. Eventually, after half an hour rolling around on the floor in fits of laughter, I managed to regain my composure. I slouch back in my office chair, breathe deeply, and stare up at the ceiling trying to regain my composure. It advocates walking the extra mile, which, far from being capitulation or forfeiture of rights, is unflinching self-assertion and composure amidst adversity or extortion. His voice cracks with emotion as he tries to retain his cool composure. I almost doubled up in pain, but tried to keep some composure. Show More Sentences The anger was leaving him, draining away and all the alcohol he had downed at the club was coming back to him, a red mist threatening to totally overthrow his composure. In the final minutes York might have taken the lead, but their line-out composure deserted them and, without possession, they conceded penalties which drove them back. That fourth set loss and the consequential collapse of momentum would have destroyed the balance and composure of almost any athlete in any sport. I'm having problems maintaining my outwardly normal composure as it is. I'd like to think I've answered those critics who had lambasted me for my disciplinary problems and, under some provocation at times this summer, I've held my composure. Adding to his already battered pride, he tottered back into the bedroom on unsteady matchstick legs, attempting to regain maybe a little of his lost composure. Yet when Henman almost fainted with fright as he began his second-round match, the pundits fell over themselves to point out how quickly he regained his composure. They seem mildly curious about my disgraceful lack of composure. Receding hairlines and a casual composure on stage showed that this was a band with an obvious level of maturity demonstrated by their musicianship and vocal finesse. Regaining his composure, he said his farewell and walked out of the door. Even under pressure when the Portuguese were desperately trying to get back into the game he showed a lot of composure and didn't just hoof the ball forward. The team rang panic stations, and yet also retained composure. You can see these patterns develop in Scotland's play and, when these pre-planned drills creep in, the players appear to lose their concentration and composure. Vanilla tried to regain her composure, which was slowly slipping away. Coming from a government official known for her composure, quick wit and ability to be articulate under heat, the weight of these words should not be ignored. The control and composure he showed for the first goal was world class. Her vocals are alternately sassy, playful and scolding, though they always retain a composure that makes them more detached than outrightly emotional. He popped up in the right place at the right time, had the skill and composure to pull the ball out of the air with the tip of his toe and shoot in one smooth movement. It didn't help his composure any that her face and body were a mass of bruises, and her left arm was in a sling more for pain relief than support. Their preparation and composure was further tested when pelorus repeats, gyros, GPS and even their sight were removed from their repertoire of navigational aids. Show More Sentences He did recover his composure and went on an hour-long walkabout with the Leicester Square crowds, signing autographs and chatting on mobile phones in customary fashion. She always had composure, but now she carried a quiet but firm dignity. William looked down in horror as he tried to keep composure, but the very fear of what his acid remarks could do to this man's mood made him gulp and shift once in his feet. Part of the delight of watching her pivot gracefully from steely composure to histrionic distress comes from the feeling of witnessing two bravura performances at once. He recalled being angry and trying to keep his composure as he strode past Cosby into the front hall. Through it all, though, Holder has maintained his composure and remained focused on his legal and constitutional responsibilities. At several points during his narrative, he has to stop to regain his composure. I drew a few ragged breaths and fought to regain my composure. Their first composure and origination require a higher and nobler constituent than chance. Out came the safety car but Rosberg retained his composure to hold off the challenge from Hamilton to claim his fourth win of the season. Throughout her shows, she has had to stop singing to regain her composure. He began to lose his composure, and made mistakes, his cards got mixed up, and his scoring was wild. Nehru who usually spoke calmly, peacefully and with international etiquette, spoke losing his composure, 'You are a total communalist. Their age may vary from childhood to grandparenthood, but they all maintain composure whatever happens. Perry kept his composure to level matters and then a break of 73 made it level pegging. I regained my composure and stepped fully inside the crowded hallway. Jack is considered a loose cannon due to his volatile personality and his track record of being unable to maintain his composure. Nevertheless, he maintained his composure and insisted that he had acted alone. Faldo's remarkable composure under pressure and intimidating presence were hallmarks of his game. Maidana was saved by the bell but somehow regained composure and continued to battle on. Show More Sentences The Queen's composure and skill in controlling her mount were widely praised. Williams regained his composure under intense pressure to win the last two frames and lift the trophy for the second time. Gibbon describes Augustus' reaction to the defeat as one of the few times the normally stoic ruler lost his composure. Estonia were struggling to get to grips with the game while Ireland were showing a composure and guile that demonstrated their experience in play-off ties. Her mother, Shireen Cader, an invigilator at RCSI Bahrain, explained how Afra had always shown remarkable composure and confidence gained through her love of drama and sport. His face was rather long and cheerful, he had fine eyes, and in his appearance and manner could express geniality or, when necessary, a serious composure. Johnson hesitated with his back to goal and was dispossessed by Mulumbu, who instantly played Odemwingie through on goal. The Nigerian kept his composure to wrong-foot Reina. His composure was broken at some point during the following day. Calm and phlegmatic, with a clear eye, Mr. Fogg seemed a perfect type of that English composure which Angelica Kauffmann has so skilfully represented on canvas. Examples from Classical Literature In his own quarter, however, and among his own kind, the Ender displayed a composure which was simply superb. His mind resumed its composure, and he watchfully waited the return of the slave. He looked at Druel with such composure that the latter for a moment was nonplussed. Yet they behaved with Oriental composure and calmly accepted the inevitable. He was genteelly dressed in black, and perfect composure marked his countenance and manner. But the look on his face was too much for Gratian's composure, and she turned away. I must walk to regain my composure, therefore I fly to the Alley of the belvedere. Father Hennepin affected great composure, assuming that he was among friends. Had the encounter been anticipated his composure would perhaps have failed him. It has more solemnity than declare, and more composure and dignity than asseverate, which is to assert excitedly. The latter, although fully alive to the imminency of the peril, lost not her composure at this trying moment. Regaining some momentary composure, the girl turned her eyes once more aside and looked through the neuk window towards the south. And after the Court had regained its composure the discomfited agent humbly proceeded to subdivide the question. There was no lessening of the bride's composure as she replied, with a little shrug. It has at least this to its credit that we view our insularity with less composure. The clerk looked at it with provoking composure, and then compared it with some papers. Sternberg received them with composure, Martinitz and Slawata with defiance. I faced them all with a gambler's composure but behind my mask I was jellied with fear. Olympius had risen from his place as symposiarch and was leaning against a door-post awaiting death with manly composure. Sharing their suspense for the first time, Eric marvelled at their composure. Show More Sentences It was evident that the maharajah had a hard struggle to keep his composure. Almamen marked his emotion with an eye and lip of rigid composure. When he came to Maj. James' he was met by his lady with much composure. To conceal my nervousness I tried to affect an air of jaunty composure. He walked feverishly up and down the platform, but soon resumed his outward composure. His strong suit was his unruffled composure and cool self-control. Helen's sadness, her composure, her aloofness, engaged his imagination. Annette's composure, a portion of it, had returned by this time. The mice, he avers, enjoyed the pleasures of the chase with composure. At which proof of composure Mrs. Blackett smiled wisely at me. Her look of affright I answered with one of composure, and finally with a smile, which perhaps flattered, and certainly soothed her. Softness, gentleness, composure, characterize every movement. I remembered the object of my visit, and struggled for composure. I will now favor the company with a song of my own composure. That day she embroidered with her usual application and composure. My aunt, retaining her stiff position, and apparent composure, assented with a nod. Then she regained composure and turned back to the camera, smiling beatifically, ready to start again. I endeavoured to listen with composure to whatever was going on. It is impossible to write with composure or evenness on this subject. The ferryman placed his pipe on the ground with the greatest composure. Show More Sentences Amy rose to comply with outward composure, but a secret fear oppressed her, for the limes weighed upon her conscience. It was the headboard that had forced her struggle for composure. And here she was, brushed and smoothed and dressed like a town girl, smiling at us with perfect composure. Moyes did nothing wrong, and even displayed remarkable composure in the face of the passionate City manager's theatrics. He had regained his composure, which seemed to have been somewhat impaired the night before. The man's composure seemed to Willems an unpardonable insult. The sheriff accepted the invitation with unruffled composure. But her composure was unshaken, and Maya was somewhat calmed. It was a long time before I could recover my wonted calm and composure. The youth's composure aroused a storm of indignation in Xanthe's breast. There was a portentous composure in Frank's manner which showed that he had other news to communicate than the news of his dismissal. Bennet arrived, he had all the appearance of his usual philosophic composure. I inquired, still preserving my external composure, in spite of her ghastly countenance and strange, exaggerated manner. He then awaited, with perfect composure, the refreshment he had ordered. Exasperated as much by his composure as by his good-fortune, their words became unintelligible, and were succeeded by shrill, piercing yells. But the feelings which made such composure a disgrace, left her in no danger of incurring it. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. When he comes back, he has recovered his composure, except that he contends against an avoidance of the boy, which is so very remarkable that it absorbs the woman's attention. Although he could not fail to notice the languor in her face and the listlessness of all her movements, he was relieved to find that she met him with perfect composure. An exhausted composure, a worn-out placidity, an equanimity of fatigue not to be ruffled by interest or satisfaction, are the trophies of her victory. Show More Sentences He folded his arms on the rail and gravely addressed the dead figure, which still affected him so strongly that he had to exert his will to face it with composure. In the solitude of her own room she recovered her composure, and set herself for the first time to review the conclusions which she had gathered from the events of the day. If the laws of New England were so arranged that a master could now and then torture an apprentice to death, would it be received with equal composure? Anatole was not quick-witted, nor ready or eloquent in conversation, but he had the faculty, so invaluable in society, of composure and imperturbable self-possession. The composure which David O'Leary has driven into his charge was plainly evident, his time on the ball in marked contrast to the hurry-scurry all around him at times. The composure O'Leary has driven into his young protege was plainly evident, his time on the ball in marked contrast to the hurry-scurry all around him at times. Often, as she read, her voice faltered, and sometimes failed her altogether, when she would stop, with an air of frigid composure, till she had mastered herself. Find more words! Another word for Opposite of Meaning of Rhymes with Sentences with Find word forms Translate from English Translate to English Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword Words starting with Words ending with Words containing exactly Words containing letters Pronounce Find conjugations Find names From Afrikaans From Albanian From Amharic From Arabic From Armenian From Azerbaijani From Basque From Belarusian From Bengali From Bosnian From Bulgarian From Catalan From Cebuano From Chichewa From Chinese From Corsican From Croatian From Czech From Danish From Dutch From Esperanto From Estonian From Farsi From Filipino From Finnish From French From Frisian From Galician From Georgian From German From Greek From Gujarati From Haitian Creole From Hausa From Hebrew From Hindi From Hmong From Hungarian From Icelandic From Igbo From Indonesian From Irish From Italian From Japanese From Javanese From Kannada From Kazakh From Khmer From Korean From Kurdish From Kyrgyz From Lao From Latin From Latvian From Lithuanian From Luxembourgish From Macedonian From Malagasy From Malay From Malayalam From Maltese From Maori From Marathi From Mongolian From Burmese From Nepali From Norwegian From Polish From Portuguese From Punjabi From Romanian From Russian From Samoan From Scots Gaelic From Serbian From Sesotho From Shona From Sinhala From Slovak From Slovenian From Somali From Spanish From Sundanese From Swahili From Swedish From Tajik From Tamil From Telugu From Thai From Turkish From Ukrainian From Urdu From Uzbek From Vietnamese From Welsh From Xhosa From Yiddish From Yoruba From Zulu To Afrikaans To Albanian To Amharic To Arabic To Armenian To Azerbaijani To Basque To Belarusian To Bengali To Bosnian To Bulgarian To Catalan To Cebuano To Chichewa To Chinese To Corsican To Croatian To Czech To Danish To Dutch To Esperanto To Estonian To Farsi To Filipino To Finnish To French To Frisian To Galician To Georgian To German To Greek To Gujarati To Haitian Creole To Hausa To Hebrew To Hindi To Hmong To Hungarian To Icelandic To Igbo To Indonesian To Irish To Italian To Japanese To Javanese To Kannada To Kazakh To Khmer To Korean To Kurdish To Kyrgyz To Lao To Latin To Latvian To Lithuanian To Luxembourgish To Macedonian To Malagasy To Malay To Malayalam To Maltese To Maori To Marathi To Mongolian To Burmese To Nepali To Norwegian To Polish To Portuguese To Punjabi To Romanian To Russian To Samoan To Scots Gaelic To Serbian To Sesotho To Shona To Sinhala To Slovak To Slovenian To Somali To Spanish To Sundanese To Swahili To Swedish To Tajik To Tamil To Telugu To Thai To Turkish To Ukrainian To Urdu To Uzbek To Vietnamese To Welsh To Xhosa To Yiddish To Yoruba To Zulu English French Afrikaans Word Albanian Word Arabic Word Bengali Word Chinese Word Croatian Word Czech Word Danish Word Dutch Word English Word Finnish Word French Word German Word Greek Word Hindi Word Hungarian Word Icelandic Word Indonesian Word Italian Word Japanese Word Korean Word Latin Word Malay Word Malayalam Word Marathi Word Nepali Word Norwegian Word Polish Word Portuguese Word Romanian Word Russian Word Serbian Word Slovak Word Spanish Word Swahili Word Swedish Word Tamil Word Telugu Word Thai Word Turkish Word Ukrainian Word Uzbek Word Vietnamese Word Welsh Word All words 2-letter words 3-letter words 4-letter words 5-letter words 6-letter words 7-letter words 8-letter words 9-letter words 10-letter words 11-letter words 12-letter words 13-letter words 14-letter words Plural of Singular of Past tense of Present tense of Verb for Adjective for Adverb for Noun for Meaning of name Origin of name Names meaning Names starting with Names of origin composure Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search Advanced Word Finder See Also What is another word for composure? What is the opposite of composure? Words that rhyme with composure What is the plural of composure? What is the adverb for composure? What is the adjective for composure? What is the noun for composure? Translations for composure Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words composting composter compostela composted compostable compost compote compound compoundable compounded compounder compounders 9-letter Words Starting With c co com comp compo compos composu composur