Sentence examples for formal composure from inspiring English sources

And so it is with Salter's own poetry: how can a poetry of total formal composure contain Chernobyl, Hiroshima and now 9/11 without seeming maudlin or small?

In the case of Kabuki it is remarkably hard even to pin down its salient characteristics, though white makeup, masklike facial composure and formal costumes are customary.

In the end, it is the precision and sophistication of Malcolm's self-presentation that reads most vividly in Flora's photograph: the fashionable, well-tailored clothes, the chic eyeglasses, the relaxed yet formal posture, and the refined hand gesture, details meant to convey both composure and authority.

Blimey, such composure.

I regain my composure.

His composure astonished me.

"His composure never broke.

"Matchplay teaches you composure.

Concentration, composure, confidence.

His composure is extraordinary.

Composure is also important.