Great coolness and composure under strain.
Hold or carry in equilibrium.
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult.
1 I also look up to her for her poise and natural confidence.
2 Montgomery had regained enough poise to continue: So we opened the door.
3 You just had to have considerable poise to carry off the effect.
4 The General said he wasn't surprised by the poise of the residents.
5 My sisters performed their ceremonial roles with a great deal more poise .
6 She had a quality of poise and self-containment which I've rarely seen.
7 She was superb in her poise as she amused herself in hiding.
8 There was something fine and powerful in the poise of his head.
9 The post-match analysis will discuss zingers, poise , confidence, and who looked presidential.
10 I strode right up to her, radiating poise and confidence and arrogance.
11 She's held her composure at all times with poise , class and humility.
12 Yet the man had the air and the poise of a gentleman.
13 There was a quiet alertness in his poise , a danger-signal in itself.
14 The Lions seemed poise to stretch their lead early in the fourth.
15 As in his earlier volume, Bavouzet's approach is one of classical poise .
16 To attain this perfect poise , we must search deep within our hearts.
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