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"he composed himself" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means that he regained control of his emotions or behavior and became calm and collected. Example: After receiving the news of his father's death, John took a deep breath and composed himself before informing his family.
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And then he composed himself.
After he composed himself, he explained that his office was too embarrassingly unkempt for public consumption.
But within a minute or so he composed himself and spoke to the huge crowd.
He composed himself, dusted off his shirt, and rejoined Eter and the translator.
Then he composed himself and vaguely said he had considered doing some things differently.
Then he composed himself, turned back to the wicket, and blocked Swann's next ball.
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He composes himself.
Surely one reason he conducts works like this so well is that he composes himself.
HACKMAN -- You sit in a chair like that (He composes himself).
How will he compose himself the night before and, then, in the last hour and the final moments before he settles in his starting blocks?
On and on he goes, with one devastating pitch, his famed cut fastball, while generally keeping to himself off the field in the way he composes himself on it.
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