How to Use sangfroid in a Sentence

sangfroid

noun
  • But sangfroid is not yet her trademark in the biggest races.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 2017-08-09
  • None of this seemed to bother Trump, who continued to smile and wave with his inimitable sangfroid.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 2019-10-28
  • The most distinctive quality in Harry’s book is her sangfroid.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 2019-09-30
  • But the traders’ sangfroid may quickly disappear if oil prices rise significantly.
    — Jack Farchy, Bloomberg.com, 2020-08-22
  • Both revealed for the first time, in great detail, with sangfroid and in-depth analysis, the machinery of the concentration camps.
    — Longreads, 2018-04-10
  • For those concerned about the antiliberal forces gaining strength in world politics, the most important thing is to maintain one’s sangfroid.
    — Mark Lilla, The New York Review of Books, 2019-01-17
  • He was known as Joe Cool because of his sangfroid on the field, whether leading comebacks or being so perfect in clutch games that a comeback wasn’t needed.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 2019-08-28
  • Only Jackie Chan and, more recently, Tom Cruise have inherited this flair and sangfroid.
    — Peter Cowie, WSJ, 2018-10-08
  • No team has won consecutive Women's World Cups since the event began in 1991, a reason for sangfroid.
    — Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com, 2019-06-16
  • Her horse was startled but the queen, in a remarkable display of her sangfroid and horsewoman’s skills, quickly kept him under control and kept on riding as police rushed behind her to subdue the gunman.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 2019-06-08
  • Tasked with introducing this franchise's modish, candy-colored universe on screen as well as behind the camera, Banks tackles both roles with remarkable sangfroid.
    — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 2019-11-15
  • Here, he is shown rising through native intelligence and sangfroid to kingpin status in terrorist organizations like the Kashmiri Harkat-ul-Ansar and al-Qaeda.
    — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 2017-11-13
  • The most commanding character is Jo’s longtime friend Lisa, a photographer and bar owner who’s accurately described by one admirer as a punk goddess and played with terrific sangfroid by Anna Fitzwater.
    — Sheri Linden, latimes.com, 2017-06-08

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