There was something real in the sight of it, something real in the touching of it afterwards, which seemed to steady the whirl and confusion in my thoughts, and to help me to compose myself.
I could not give the affair the appearance of a joke, and I hoped Clementine would be some time before she awoke that I might have time to compose myself.
Before leaving his room, I had the strength of mind to compose myself, and I put on such an air of cheerfulness that the Abbe Gama, who took me to his room to drink some coffee, complimented me upon my happy looks.
I waited a while, trying to compose myself in case I met any one on the stairs.
The piano there was my favorite instrument and I had the idea of trying what music would do toward helping me to compose myself.
Yes--if you will give me a minute to compose myself.
I had plenty of time to compose myself, and to caution Zillah (who read your letter to me), before we met for the first time that day.
There was our man, in a state of indescribable excitement, entreating me to compose myself!
I pulled the door to again the moment his back was turned, and sat down for a while to compose myself.
He brought me the smelling-bottle; he put a little stool under my feet; he entreated me to take time enough to compose myself.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "compose myself" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
