A dignified composure was so natural to my bird that he was never startled out of it, not even when suddenly enveloped in a shawl, a proceeding that greatly alarms birds of less self-possession.
He met me just as I was going to get down from the car; lifted me to the platform; and then with his looks and words almost broke up the composure which for several days had been growing upon me.
The quiet composure of the figure, was what attracted me, and the peculiar expression of the face.
The girl's heart jumped with joy when she saw John's truth-telling manner, and composure quickly came to her relief, though she still feigned confusion because she wished him to see the truth in her as she had seen it in him.
He instantly recovered hiscomposure and appeared not to recognize me.
Again her feelings almost overcame her; but the Judge spoke kindly to her, and in a few minutes she recovered her composure once more.
He comes before his audience with a humble self-possession which is reflected in the composure of his face.
On the countenance of the baronet, was the dignity and composure of a mind at peace with itself and mankind.
Emily, who felt greatly relieved by his manner, immediately confined her hair in its proper bounds, and had recovered her composure by the time her aunt and friends joined her.
A loss of the rich color which ordinarily glowed on her healthful cheek might be noticed; but the placid sweetness and graceful composure which regulated her former conduct pervaded all she did or uttered.
The lover of the former, and the wives of the lovers of both, were in the way of daily, if not hourly rencounters; and it required all the energies of the young women to appear with composure before them.
Poor Mrs. Stanton looked very pale, but had recovered her composure sufficiently to receive her young guests by the time they were ushered into the drawing-room.
She sat for a few moments trying to regain her composure before she recommenced the writing at which she had been interrupted.
Cleopatra had hissed rather than spoken these words, with her teeth set with rage, and had raised her small fist to threaten her brother; but Euergetes preserved a perfect composure till she had ceased speaking.
At any other time the words would not have failed of their effect on Klea's reasonable nature, but the fearful storm of feeling which had broken over her during the last few hours had borne away in its whirl all her composure and self-command.
Yet they behaved with Oriental composureand calmly accepted the inevitable.
The extreme danger, the delicacy of the operation of obtaining connection with a helio, the time consumed, the composure required, these things combined to make the action as brave as any which these or other pages record.
She staggered backward, but seemed to regain her composure as he started forward to aid her, and backed away from him.
He smoothed down his hair, and tried to regain his composure so that he would appear outwardly calm at least.
Bobbin replies with delightful composure to these worrying letters: 'I have just got six of the most beautiful little rabbits you ever saw; they skip about so prettily you can't think, and I shall have some more in a few weeks.
With really creditable composure he writes: 'Few old libraries in England are now so thoroughly neglected as they were thirty years ago.
Frederick rose instinctively and stood by his mother as if to protect her, so much did his father's composure frighten him.
His strong suit was his unruffled composure and cool self-control.
Ere he could collect himself sufficiently to speak, Colonel Talbot had recovered his usual composure of manner, though his troubled eye denoted his mental agony.
You saw when Corrinaschian raised his voice in great passion, and laid his hand upon his sword, Waverley lifted his head as if he had just awaked from a dream, and asked with great composure what the matter was.
Retaining her composure of manner, she continued tranquilly her occupation, until she had time to remark that the intruder was accompanied by at least a dozen companions.
Only once, at sight of the engineer driving his two bays, did his composure forsake him; but it was outside the town, and no one saw how he stumbled and fell into the ditch and lay grovelling there without the power to rise.
Lenz meanwhile was recovering composureand firmness over his work.
In a moment her eye lightened, the expression of extreme horror which had momently darkened her countenance passed away, and her partial composure returned.
Frau von Eschenhagen's lips trembled; she could retain her forced composure no longer.
In the front one, however, she could retain her composure no longer, and the hot tears, kept back so bravely until now, forced themselves from her eyes.
Reflecting thus, he determined at length to proceed with moderation and caution at all hazards; and regained composure enough to continue the conversation in a cold, but still in a polite tone.
Her example had been followed by Nicholas, who, greatly alarmed, had dropped upon his knees likewise, and now arose with somewhat more composure in his demeanour and aspect.
But it was long before the tumult of his thoughts could be at all allayed, and he had only just regained something like composure when he was disturbed by hearing a slight sound in the adjoining chamber.
Having sent for his wife to the camp, the general preserved in his deportment the noble composure which belongs to a strong and virtuous mind.
His apparent composure deceived his adversary; and perceiving that he was reconnoitring him, he presented to him, from among the trees and behind curtains, false heads of columns.
There was something in her supreme and snowy composure that suggested inflexible will.
Lady Holme found herself immediately behind Miss Schley, who moved with impressive deliberation and the extreme composure of a well-brought-up child thoroughly accustomed to being shown off to visitors.
His conceited composure added fuel to the flame of her anxiety.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "composure" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
