Mrs. Gaunt was white as death; but self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
She rose rather pale, but perfectly self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
Phyllis was the most self-possessed of the four girls. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
In fact, she has only become more self-possessed with age. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From The Editor] Reference
They are necessarily cool, wide-awake, self-possessed men. From Wordnik.com. [Ranching, Sport and Travel] Reference
Her name, she says coming in all self-possessed, is Nanette. From Wordnik.com. [Hotel Chelsea - Scene 2] Reference
She'd become this self-possessed, striding, global superstar. From Wordnik.com. [Tina Brown Talks] Reference
Of the three, Claire Keith was the calmest, the most self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
He is completely self-possessed and ironical with regard to his story. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
"Mornin ', Wolfer," said the young man, in his slow, self-possessed way. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
"Get some water, Cora," she directed in a calm and self-possessed voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
It may become a treasury for self-possessed and sure-handed artists, as in. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
You come off as a self-possessed young woman, (unintelligible) in the film. From Wordnik.com. [New-Style Musical: Hansard and Irglova in 'Once'] Reference
He was entirely self-possessed; no trace of nervousness; and very obliging. From Wordnik.com. [America First Patriotic Readings] Reference
He was a large man, serene and self-possessed, with rather a handsome face. From Wordnik.com. [Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California] Reference
Never had she felt more self-possessed or secure; her mind was clear and sane. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
Although Bob was at least three years her senior she soon became self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall] Reference
He looked very tiny, but very self-possessed, and smiled pleasantly at the Judge. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference
The colonel came back from the Infantry Brigade, quiet and self-possessed as ever. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
He is as self-possessed upon the battlefield as upon parade, as undisturbed before. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
She turned as I entered the room, and her manner was dignified and self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
Obama was, as ever, self-possessed — his own best judge of his mood and strength. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Debates] Reference
While most politicians are needy and histrionic, Bloomberg is self-possessed and cool. From Wordnik.com. [Bloomberg's Knightly Ambitions] Reference
She was tranquil again, and self-possessed; but she was more than that -- she was happy. From Wordnik.com. [Ideala] Reference
He stepped forward again, manly, self-possessed again, and looked her hungrily in the eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
He never arose on an ordinary occasion to address an ordinary audience more self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
When Flora entered the room, her hand in her grandfather's, she was pale but self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
(Ford, says Hackney, "was unusually sophisticated and self-possessed about campus politics."). From Wordnik.com. [The Path To Power] Reference
He was good to look at and his silent, self-possessed manner touched the feminine imagination. From Wordnik.com. [The Blood of the Conquerors] Reference
She was quick and quiet in filling an order, and modest and self-possessed and sweet-tempered. From Wordnik.com. [Girls and Women] Reference
The two culprits came up the walk, Thad with a fine color, Diantha extraordinarily self-possessed. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Now in business matters, Hiram was as much at home and as self-possessed in New York as in Connecticut. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Major Bartlett, self-possessed, competent, answered in the way the colonel liked officers to answer -- no. From Wordnik.com. [Pushed and the Return Push] Reference
Conscious of physical energy and bravery of soul, he has ever the self-possessed air of a man who knows no fear. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia] Reference
If the disaster had struck in a city less self-possessed than New York, hundreds might have been trampled to death. From Wordnik.com. [A Shaken City's Towering Inferno] Reference
She's self-possessed, assured and there's a sauciness about her, too much like Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell's script. From Wordnik.com. ['Get Low' Rides High on Great Acting] Reference
Then Jean, cool and self-possessed and slightly disapproving, with warmth and humor peeping through from underneath when she smiled. From Wordnik.com. [Slingshot] Reference
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