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Aplomb is an English word with synonyms like assuredness or cool. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Aplomb in a sentence

Aplomb meaning

  1. Self-confidence; poise; composure.
  2. The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.
  3. The perpendicular; perpendicularity.

Synonyms of Aplomb

assuredness cool poise sang-froid composure calm calmness equanimity

Related words

Other words often associated with Aplomb or its synonyms:

discomposure temperament disposition composed unruffled agitation fix placid serene change windless chill

Using Aplomb

  • The main meaning on this page is: Self-confidence; poise; composure. | The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer. | The perpendicular; perpendicularity.
  • Useful related words include: assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid.
  • In the example corpus, aplomb often appears in combinations such as: with aplomb, aplomb in, aplomb and.

Context around Aplomb

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

everywoman 1× philosophical 1× indiscriminate 1× dashing 1×

Often after:

babyface 1× creating 1×

Sentence patterns with Aplomb

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

finished with aplomb 2× back with aplomb in the 1× brawls with aplomb 1× delivered with aplomb for the 1× delivering with aplomb both times 1× home with aplomb 1× it with aplomb 1× off with aplomb babyface team 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fantastically hilarious 1× brenda edwards mama 1× despy in running 1× he served to 1× heralded filmmaker cary 1× however the imported 1×

Common sentence endings:

finished with aplomb 2× aplomb both times 1× as the winner 1× audience in awe 1× brawls with aplomb 1× for barack obama 1×

Words around Aplomb

Just before it in the word index:

aplite 3 aplin 6 apley 2 aplenty 73 aple 2 aplaya 2

Just after it in the word index:

apls 7 aplt 2 aplus 3 aplysina 2 apm 69 apman 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

absentees 57 accruing 57 aerosmith 57 afrobeat 57 aggregator 57 airshow 57

Corpus analysis for Aplomb

  • In this selection, "aplomb" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, everywoman, philosophical, indiscriminate, babyface and creating stand out and add context to how "aplomb" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include finished with aplomb and back with aplomb in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aplomb" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aplomb

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And he does, with some aplomb. (6 words)

She played these with aplomb and left the audience in awe. (11 words)

He served to stay in the set twice, delivering with aplomb both times. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Despy in, running hot, fighting Gates of Agony off with aplomb, babyface team with the Best Friends snap zoom hug but it’s a mistake and Desperado gets planted with a powerbomb and laid out with a kick and only saved by Romero! (43 words)

Brenda Edwards (Mama Morton) and Djalenga Scott (Velma Kelly) in Chicago (Picture: Paul Coltas)It helps that Chicago is packed with great Kander and Ebb musical numbers but they still need to be delivered with aplomb for the show to really work. (42 words)

In added time in the second half, Jordan Ayew made a solo run into Leicester’s half and fed Mateta with a through-ball as the French striker finished with aplomb. (31 words)

Exclamation examples

Despy in, running hot, fighting Gates of Agony off with aplomb, babyface team with the Best Friends snap zoom hug but it’s a mistake and Desperado gets planted with a powerbomb and laid out with a kick and only saved by Romero! (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

A fantastically hilarious British mockumentary, takes aim at all self-serious docu-series with aplomb.

Despy in, running hot, fighting Gates of Agony off with aplomb, babyface team with the Best Friends snap zoom hug but it’s a mistake and Desperado gets planted with a powerbomb and laid out with a kick and only saved by Romero!

Heralded filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga helmed the entire premiere season with aplomb, creating a rich world of Southern-fried intrigue, blood-curdling violence, and mind-bending philosophy.

In added time in the second half, Jordan Ayew made a solo run into Leicester’s half and fed Mateta with a through-ball as the French striker finished with aplomb.

In recent years, though, Clarkson, who is forty-one, has turned her attention to a daytime talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” which she hosts weekday mornings with Everywoman aplomb.

I’ve not heard any contemporary world leader with the philosophical aplomb of Ms Mottley, except for Barack Obama.

Leftists are the party that happily wield cancel culture with indiscriminate aplomb and use social media as their own personal censorship platform.

Mamoru's reveal is a huge plot twist, and Mamoru reveals his identity with dashing aplomb as he continues to rescue Usagi even though he's injured.

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Still, Live Free or Die Hard carries off its high-octane brawls with aplomb.

The China international added another on the break in the 69th minute and five minutes later Trimis burst down the left and finished with aplomb.

The pupils run the library committee with such aplomb and yet, if I had interviewed each of them, I would no doubt have heard stories of hardship.

They were superb today – confident in and out of possession, purposeful, high pressing and passing with aplomb more and more as the game went on.

Triple-A Norfolk right-hander Chayce McDermott (No. 13): As Povich struggled to adjust to Triple-A, McDermott handled it with aplomb.

And he does, with some aplomb.

Brenda Edwards (Mama Morton) and Djalenga Scott (Velma Kelly) in Chicago (Picture: Paul Coltas)It helps that Chicago is packed with great Kander and Ebb musical numbers but they still need to be delivered with aplomb for the show to really work.

He served to stay in the set twice, delivering with aplomb both times.

However, the imported mare bounced back with aplomb in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) on Saturday after her stablemate Buckaroo had raced past and loomed as the winner.

She played these with aplomb and left the audience in awe.

The hometown kid who went to Sierra Canyon in Los Angeles is handling the spotlight with aplomb.

The hosts dictated much of the ball, however, and retook the lead after a costly turnover, Darwin Nunez slotting home with aplomb.

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Common combinations with aplomb

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aplomb" in a sentence?
An example: "A fantastically hilarious British mockumentary, takes aim at all self-serious docu-series with aplomb." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "aplomb" from authentic English texts.
What does "aplomb" mean?
Aplomb means: Self-confidence; poise; composure.
What are synonyms of "aplomb"?
Common synonyms of "aplomb" include: assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, composure, calm, calmness, equanimity.
How many example sentences with "aplomb" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "aplomb", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.