How to Use aplomb in a Sentence

aplomb

noun
  • He showed great aplomb in dealing with the reporters.
  • So far, the actor has managed both sets of changes with aplomb.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The car's six-piston front and four-piston rear brakes slow the car with aplomb.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Each time, Clooney has replied with aplomb, raking the mogul over the coals once more.
    — Yohana Desta, vanityfair.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Mays did everything with aplomb.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Rare, however, is the talent that does all with equal aplomb.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 4 May 2018
  • Biden has since done both, and handled both with competence and aplomb.
    — Steve Chapman Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • The 6-foot junior guard changed schools and then changed roles but has handled it all with aplomb.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The drape of the dress is just nonchalant enough and can meet any carpet-pile height with aplomb!
    — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
  • His silky lead pass sent Sennecke ahead with speed to finish with aplomb to the far side.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This is where Ilhan Omar comes in playing her role with aplomb.
    — A. J. Caschetta, National Review, 26 July 2021
  • Fashion is a way to control how the world sees you—and a good grifter can pull off any of these looks with aplomb.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2022
  • For the last few years, the iPad mini satisfied my needs with aplomb.
    — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Their parents William and Kate both performed their roles with aplomb.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 9 May 2023
  • And no one bridged the gap between art and entertainment with more aplomb.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Like most bumps in his career, Wilson handled it with aplomb.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The Raptors pushed off with aplomb Tuesday.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This was great — a dumb bit, executed with aplomb and a can-do spirit.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Davis responded to the first challenge of the dawning year with aplomb.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The wide blade is more than capable of chopping firewood and felling trees with aplomb.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
  • On the flip side, Williams was able to command Basha’s offense with aplomb.
    — The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • At one point in the video, Atlas encounters a log across its path but leaps over it with aplomb.
    — NBC News, 11 May 2018
  • Celebrities are beginning to endorse cobalt with aplomb, too.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
  • If only the Steelers could replace the all-pro loss of Brown with such aplomb.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The actor performs them with aplomb, but the words all circle ideas that never come to visual fruition.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But her first year in the royal spotlight proves Meghan will handle every new change with aplomb.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Sep. 2018
  • So the bottom line is that the 3% stock award was for past deeds that Spiegel completed with aplomb.
    — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2018
  • And Ledru, who arguably had the most on his shoulders, appeared to handle it all with aplomb.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Rocky, for his part, leaned into his new Chanel ambassadorship with aplomb.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2025
  • My second test was still tricky since trees made a complex pattern in the sky, but the program handled that with aplomb.
    — PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025

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