self-possessed in the PONS Dictionary

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She becomes more self-possessed, less a victim of time than a faintly amused bystander, feeling the first stirrings of something beyond the material world.
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Marsh was known for a sultry, steamy voice that affected many male viewers and for a self-possessed manner.
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She dresses with taste, and her manner is perfectly easy and self-possessed; her gesticulation appropriate and graceful.
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One that is self-possessed, has an all-consuming obsession and will stop at nothing to win.
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Visitors to the school consistently speak about how self-possessed and poised the girls are, how the positive atmosphere of learning and cooperation is contagious.
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A smaller man than many of those he paints, he's reflective and self-possessed.
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In both films, she played a self-possessed, elderly married woman.
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They are described as greedy, self-possessed creatures, and the major antagonist commonly uses them as mercenaries or summoned monsters.
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He was fond of reading, intelligent, and self-possessed.
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He was a quiet, self-possessed boy and grew into a strong and noble young man.
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