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sangfroid
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synonyms: equanimity, aplomb ???
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Definition:ability to keep one's cool in dangerous situations; composure; poise
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Uses:
They had praised her courage and her sang-froid...
Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None. p.130 (1939)
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I was too frightened, even, for my stomach to turn. So all that Italian crew looked on and marvelled at the infant phenomenon that downed wine with the sang-froid of an automaton. It is not in the spirit of braggadocio that I dare to assert they had never seen anything like it.
Jack London. John Barleycorn
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this sangfroid was simply what it took to have accomplished what he had
Ruth Ware. The Woman in Cabin 10, p.195 (2016)
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and three years had given him an enviable reputation for sang-froid and determined bravery.
A.A. Hayes. The Denver Express
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Looking up from my respectfully folded hands, I caught Colum’s eye, and gave him a smile that acknowledged the sangfroid of his offspring.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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