How to Use composure in a Sentence

composure

noun

• After the initial shock she regained her composure.
• 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
• The Suns regained their composure and took an 83-78 lead into the fourth.
  — Bob Huhn, Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Through 77 minutes though, the 6-foot-4 shot-stopper kept his composure and a clean sheet.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
• A lot of teams would have lost their cool when things weren’t going well and our guys kept their composure throughout the game.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• His youth, charm and composure have impressed many in France.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
• His latest gaffe caused the Chiefs to not only lose the game, but also their composure.
  — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Smith asked for a break so her client could regain her composure.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
• 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
• George’s composure down the stretch was key as the Hurricanes weathered the Pitt comeback.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
• The judge called for a 10-minute break to allow McMillian to regain his composure.
  — NBC News, 31 Mar. 2021
• But the Warriors had enough composure to close out the Pelicans.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
• Jaw-dropping real pain on the show for Van Der Beek who kept his composure.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
• That Jones – and Purdy and Lawrence – had the composure to win their first playoff games bodes well for their futures.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
• Stay calm, maintain composure and do your best to get through tough situations.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
• Only Sunny Hostin seemed her normal self, keeping her composure and her wits about her.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025