How to Use composure in a Sentence

composure

noun

• After the initial shock she regained her composure.
• Everything about his manner and dress suggested a composure rigid to the point of fragility.
  — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
• The Suns regained their composure and took an 83-78 lead into the fourth.
  — Bob Huhn, Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• Only Sunny Hostin seemed her normal self, keeping her composure and her wits about her.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
• The judge called for a 10-minute break to allow McMillian to regain his composure.
  — NBC News, 31 Mar. 2021
• The judge declared a recess to allow the prosecutor to regain his composure.
  — Albert W. Alschuler, Star Tribune, 18 Mar. 2021
• But coach Mike White's team kept its composure to win 75-70 in overtime and advance to the second round.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2021
• In the video, Jennings’ father fights to keep his composure as footage of his daughter dribbling and dodging her opponents flashes across the screen.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2021
• But the Pride regained their composure, killing a penalty, then scoring on Taylor Wenczkowski’s power-play score.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
• There’s a mental maturity in games not to lose composure, whether the calls aren’t going their way or adversity strikes with injuries, goals against or chances not converted.
  — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• Cardinal Gibbons coach Margo Flack said Young was what the team needed as far as her composure and her approach.
  — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021
• Keeping his composure and using his slider more often were two steps in the right direction for the up-and-comer in the Tigers' organization.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2021
• Right before the goal, Till received a yellow card from the referee on an aggressive defensive play but maintained his composure and focus.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Mar. 2021
• Before the verdict was announced, Special Judge Frances Gull asked everyone in the courtroom to keep their composure.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
• Cooper visibly reddened at her recitation, his composure utterly destroyed.
  — Doreen St. Félix, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
• From that point the U.S. kept its composure and continued to move the ball.
  — Hartford Courant, 3 Dec. 2022
• Shout out to @JuicyGarland for their composure + craft and to @LiamMagan for running a smooth + safe event.
  — Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
• Crane seems, on the surface, to have maintained his composure in the face of the scandal.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
• The infielders came to the mound to give Sale a chance to regain his composure.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• On almost any kind of road, the big Saab shows great composure.
  — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 24 June 2023
• The Knights showed composure without Phipps in the late stages, but Lopez was sweating it out.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023
• Jean sat up straight, too, on the floor, and made a show of gathering her composure.
  — Hannah Gold, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
• The charisma, the composure, the technique all came from somewhere.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
• Spivey praised her nephew’s friends who were able to keep their composure enough to get Reid to the hospital.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 31 Jan. 2022
• Spring kept her composure as Rosing pushed her while yelling slurs at her, the video shows.
  — Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
• When the event comes up in the interview, Ms. Nichols tries, and fails, to maintain her composure.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 1 June 2021
• Wolves recognised his lack of composure when faced with a high press.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• There was still a few more minutes to play and keeping composure was a must.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2021
• Yet for all that composure, Yanya isn’t afraid to let her emotions boil over.
  — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
• The way Dave Roberts framed it, Wednesday was a day for composure, not concern.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024