How to Use self-possessed in a Sentence
self-possessed
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With the exception of the barky ottoman, the dogs all struck me as quite self-possessed.
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Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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The version of you that steps forward now feels more self-possessed, radiant, and rooted.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Sep. 2025
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In person, Rowbottom is striking — tall, platinum blond, soft-spoken — though less imposing than carefully self-possessed.
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Mariella Rudi,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Conversely, maybe the fact that their songs, while impressively self-possessed, weren’t directly confrontational has kept them from being counted as forebears to the feminist punks who would come after.
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Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
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Relaxed yet intentional, refined yet understated, self-possessed and naturally shareable.
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Advertorial,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Even for someone used to covering for her daughter’s wrongdoings, Tracey is remarkably self-possessed as Laura pries mercilessly into her life and accuses Cherry of every crime under the sun.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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