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Discover LudwigThe phrase "outward composure" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to maintaining a calm and collected demeanor on the outside, despite experiencing inner emotions. Example: Despite the chaos and stress of the situation, she managed to maintain her outward composure and appear unfazed to those around her.
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"As he burned he never moved a muscle, never uttered a sound, his outward composure in sharp contrast to the wailing people around him".
And it just seems like we don't care". It would seem that five-plus months of losing and divergent agendas have finally cracked the Knicks' contrived outward composure.
Mr. Holt, who writes frequently about science and philosophy for The New Yorker and The New York Times, reports that he has a trick for maintaining his outward composure during unbearable moments.
John maintained his outward composure, continuing to read and correspond with friends, and published a final book, The Lucky Martins (2015), a compelling account of the stoicism and mutual loyalty of his uncles during the first world war.
Much of Drabble's short fiction unpicks what is to be a successful and accomplished woman, usually an academic or media personality; a woman of outward composure grappling with the demands of lovers, family, co-workers and her own wayward flesh.
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Sevigny's face maintained an outward mask of composure, but we could see ripples of hurt, anger, and fear.
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Composure will be critical.
Blimey, such composure.
I regain my composure.
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