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Meanings of losing command in English

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Usage of losing command in English
1
The possibility of losing command over himself was more appalling to him than any threats.
The Gadfly
2
Even Clark gave way to excitement, losing command of himself and, of course, of his men.
Alice of Old Vincennes
3
Losing command of himself for a moment, he took his haggard face in his hands.
Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
4
"I understand you, ladies," exclaimed the vicar, losing command of his temper.
Clara Maynard; Or, The True and the False: A Tale of the Times
5
Losing command over myself, I threw my arms about her and clung to her lips, and she-shedrew me close to her heaving breast.
Venus in Furs
6
'What title have you,' cried Waverley, utterly losing command of himself-'whattitle have you, or any man living, to dictate such terms to me?'
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 2
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