By bedtime her languid self-assurance had returned. From Wordnik.com. [Impossible Places]
The detective was rapidly losing his self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure] Reference
So, this self-assurance will lead to the same old result. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2007] Reference
Bill, who had all the self-assurance of the Australian born. From Wordnik.com. [The Kangaroo Marines] Reference
There was an easy strength and self-assurance in her carriage. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
And, full of self-assurance, he explained the object of his visit. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
In training, there is no better way to move toward self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2] Reference
The boy stared at her, transfixed by her complacent self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [At the Little Brown House] Reference
The Dutchman had lost both his rosy complexion and his self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Apparition]
"I'm a better photographer," said Sam with breathtaking self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [Sleeping Partners]
"Who are you?" asked Tom, almost indignant at the man's self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [The Space Pioneers] Reference
Had he already found out the truth or was his self-assurance mere bluff?. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets]
Argentine self-assurance is brimming-at least as far as the World Cup goes. From Wordnik.com. [Mano A Mano] Reference
His voice was not loud but carried the same self-assurance as his attitude. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Federation Of The Hub]
Maigret had seldom seen a man with so much self-assurance and so much composure. From Wordnik.com. [Stan the Killer]
He appeared a little haggard, and some of his habitual self-assurance was missing. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa] Reference
"Grace and Anne wouldn't be so mean," returned Elfreda with supreme self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College] Reference
The self-assurance which had been the distinguishing mark of Plunger's manner had gone. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
He was young, short, thin, angular and bold, wearing self-assurance as an outer garment. From Wordnik.com. [Longshot]
Whatever the case, it displayed a brash self-assurance that Ross would surely have admired. From Wordnik.com. [Death Of A Dreamer] Reference
His self-assurance is apparently irresistible (and self-awareness so tedious and limiting.). From Wordnik.com. [Varia: Electing Mr. Personality] Reference
Quath had not thought of mining that way, but Beq'qdahl's self-assurance made the point obvious. From Wordnik.com. [Tides Of Light]
Slimak began bowing again, Stasiek's eyes filled with tears, even Jendrek lost his self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
His manner, his bearing, his gestures, his voice, his look had the self-assurance of a man of importance. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Pickpocket]
Every other child was wealthier in parents and self-assurance; a shelter boy was, by definition, abandoned. From Wordnik.com. [Wolves Eat Dogs]
The luxury and self-assurance of the people are again scornfully denounced, and the doom of exile foretold (vi.). From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Old Testament] Reference
In Hollywood, Ledger's calm self-assurance -- the essential whatever at the core of his character -- served him well. From Wordnik.com. [Young Wonder From Down Under] Reference
In less than half a minute he had recovered his self-assurance and was even inclined to be bad-tempered and insolent. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret in Montmartre]
I have a sense of identity and self-assurance now that I didn't have, couldn't have had, when I graduated from college. From Wordnik.com. [I CAN DO ANYTHING, SO HOW DO I CHOOSE?] Reference
Not so much an autobiography as a collection of essays, Aznar praises his own administration with unshakable self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [SNAP JUDGEMENT: BOOKS] Reference
Her heroines often looked like her, and the calm self-assurance with which they took revenge was worthy of Thelma and Louise. From Wordnik.com. [A Brush Mightier Than The Sword] Reference
Those were the days of Jeroboam II, i. 1, and, as the period is marked by an easy self-assurance, and the ancient boundaries of. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Old Testament] Reference
He shot an ugly gleam at Poritol, whose sudden assumption of fearsome humility was in strange contrast to his usual self-assurance. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure] Reference
The self-assurance that one has promise in the field of command is in part a derivative of growth and in part a matter of instinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2] Reference
He wanted his midship-women to give no ground to the usual swaggering male self-assurance, to develop their burgeoning ability to lead. From Wordnik.com. [Tides Of Light]
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