Sentence examples for bore himself from inspiring English sources

Alexander who bore himself gallantly in the face of great danger escaped almost by a miracle.

'Johnny is simply going to bore himself to death', said Peter Rothenbuhler, the editor of Le Matin.

"Brand only seems able to issue a hundred-or-so words of pseudo-revolutionary blather before beginning to bore himself".

He certainly bore himself with the simple grace of a true aristocrat, and this simplicity carried through into his performances on stage, contrasting oddly with all the surrounding flim-flam.

Thomas Boghardt notes the "exceptional" way in which Lody bore himself at his trial, pointing out that "virtually all other German agents accused of espionage understandably tried to deny or minimise their involvement with N".

Does he bear himself like a pauper?

He has always borne himself royally.

Machiavelli advises in The Prince that the prince should strive "to bear himself so that greatness, courage, wisdom, and strength may appear in all his actions".

In a situation where everything conspires to make him a trifle ridiculous he bears himself well; his perfect modesty is wonderfully refreshing.

He appears in these idiosyncratic ways in characters––the way he walks or bears himself, the gestures, a thing he does with his lips when he's thinking, or something he does with his hands".

He drops in for a dinner party thrown by a smart couple, Jacques Sereys and Alexandra Stewart (whom Malle would later marry), only to realize that he can't bear most of the guests -- at least no more than he can bear himself.