Looking for sentences and phrases with the word poise? Here are some examples. Sentence Examples For all the talk about his poise and command, he really is given to making some eye-rolling statements. His charm, poise and self-confidence are, right from the start, extremely sinister.

The key to winning is poise under stress Paul Brown Also Miss Gumerova very quickly revealed her poise and elegance I was very impressed with her poise and composure Not the best show of poise under pressure, kid Okay. That lacked poise and I'm sorry Perhaps try poise and worry about grace later

Examples of poise in a Sentence Verb She poised her pencil above the paper and waited for the signal to begin writing. the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

to be or hold something steady in a particular position, especially above something else + adv./prep. The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. poise something/yourself to do something He was poising himself to launch a final attack. poise something/yourself + adv./prep. She poised the javelin in her hand before the throw.