Noun : They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid. From Dictionary.com.
In the weeks and months following Laird's arrival, Padnos watched as Laird developed a kind of sangfroid in his new role as a criminal. From Wordnik.com. [The Apocalypse of Adolescence] Reference
FDR shot down the idea with devastating sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [Hoover and Truman - Introduction by Richard Norton Smith] Reference
We need someone like you, with finesse and sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [One Flight Up] Reference
Both his complexion and his sangfroid faded all at once. From Wordnik.com. [Generous Death] Reference
Ef Sontag nodded, showing admirable legislative sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
Hmm, I wondered, will that sangfroid melt in the last frame?. From Wordnik.com. [Not Under Her Umbrella You Won’t: Mary Lyn Maiscott] Reference
Indeed, they showed true sangfroid at some very frightening moments. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
For the first time, Akinaga's sangfroid appeared to slip momentarily. From Wordnik.com. [Floating City]
As for Beard, he maintained his customary sangfroid even in extremis. From Wordnik.com. [African Dreamer] Reference
You know the translation of Voici l'anglais avec son sangfroid habituel?. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: BUNYIP.] Reference
“What a terrific idea!” said Pompey with equal sangfroid, and smiled. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
She looked a little embarrassed, but fought it off to maintain her sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [Red Dog]
I hope I can exhibit similar sangfroid should the unfortunate occasion arise. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: BUNYIP.] Reference
"Here," replied Germain, stepping forward with a sangfroid which pleased his father. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
Pale and shaken, he tried to regain his sangfroid by batting the dust off his jacket. From Wordnik.com. [LOOKING FOR GORBACHEV] Reference
Latvia has so far avoided devaluation largely thanks to the sangfroid of its citizens. From Wordnik.com. [Defusing the Latvian Time Bomb] Reference
I give Law this much, he may be shopworn within and without, but the man has sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [The Chimes at Midnight] Reference
New Jersey's Real Housewives displayed remarkable sangfroid with a less-than-genuine hug. From Wordnik.com. [Top Moments: Seeing Red on Top Chef, Vampire Diaries and Mad Men] Reference
But two stories there comfort me into thinking I'm not alone in my unappetizing sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [Vanessa Richmond: Why Canadians Are Watching] Reference
However, sangfroid is necessary to an archaeologist, so I did not voice my sentiments aloud. From Wordnik.com. [The Curse of the Pharaohs]
I stared at him, unmoving; not out of any native sangfroid, but from simple dumbfoundedness. From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
To his credit, the PC managed to find some sangfroid from the deepest recesses of his training. From Wordnik.com. [The Distant Echo]
“I see it, I feel it, I shoot it,” says Singer with more than a dash of his usual sangfroid. From Wordnik.com. [Flower Power] Reference
Seeing Robert's choice of inlet, the girls 'happy air of sophistication and sangfroid evaporated completely. From Wordnik.com. [High Society]
I think they deserve as much credit for their sangfroid under that sort of pressure as they get for their legs. From Wordnik.com. [How Clutch Was That? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Like some of the commenters on his blog entry, I'm impressed by the kid's sangfroid in the face of such a nuisance. From Wordnik.com. [Ezra Levant: April 2008 Archives] Reference
She'd met him for the first time earlier today, and taken his arrival with a lot more sangfroid than Eric had exhibited. From Wordnik.com. [Spirits White As Lightning]
He demonstrated once again those qualities of sangfroid and steadfastness which bad won him the highest medals at Salerno. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography]
Mr. Trichet's appeal, delivered with customary sangfroid, led to a quarrel with his volatile fellow Frenchman, Mr. Sarkozy. From Wordnik.com. [Currency Union Teetering, 'Mr. Euro' Was Forced to Act] Reference
Ziggy seemed to recover his sangfroid as his physical injuries healed, but Alex noticed he didn't like being out after dark alone. From Wordnik.com. [The Distant Echo]
He returned the look with a smile as bland, and she was emboldened to say with foolish sangfroid, "I thought it rather pretty ...". From Wordnik.com. [The Chain Of Destiny]
Ehomba handled the unexpected confrontation with his usual sangfroid, smiling and nodding at the figure that now blocked their path. From Wordnik.com. [Carnivores of Light and Darkness]
She was piqued into a practical undertaking by the man who could say to his friend with such sangfroid, ‘I mean to marry that lady.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand of Ethelberta] Reference
Looking up from my respectfully folded hands, I caught Colum's eye, and gave him a smile that acknowledged the sangfroid of his offspring. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
"Gastados," said the fellow, with all the sangfroid in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Cringle's Log] Reference
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