Wondering how to use Poise in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as set or fix.
Poise meaning
- A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
- Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
- Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
Synonyms of Poise
Using Poise
- The main meaning on this page is: A state of balance, equilibrium or stability. | Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation. | Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
- Useful related words include: set, fix, brace, hover.
- In the example corpus, poise often appears in combinations such as: poise and, and poise, poise in.
Context around Poise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Poise
- In this selection, "poise" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, showing, magnificent and remarkable stand out and add context to how "poise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include grace and poise and around 2 poise while at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "poise" sits close to words such as awakens, braces and brandenburg, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with poise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Just your poise within in all situations. (7 words)
Rusty netted this week's prize thanks to paw-fect poise. (11 words)
Take a closer look and note the poise in his movement. (11 words)
On the plus side, Shedeur Sanders’ combination of poise and talent more often than not will give the Buffs at least a fighting chance in any performance not as disastrous at the lopsided loss at Oregon two weeks ago. (39 words)
Nettles defies the prim and proper stereotype for women with the description of being foul-mouthed and fierce, making her different from the Targaryen's female dragonriders, who carry themselves with grace and poise. (34 words)
Yet, the Bruins looked poise to enter takeover mode in the third after Bertuzzi and Pastrnak scored a mere 2:22 apart to take their first lead of the night at 3:53 in. (34 words)
Let’s not forget her poise on a locally-made Moomba float! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
A honey containing 16% water, at convert, will have a viscosity around 2 poise, while at convert, the viscosity is around 70 poise.
And then the poise and the routes, to really stay calm and read the hip and stay in position.
At 20 years old, golf phenom Rose Zhang has a reputation for poise under pressure—for being calm and disciplined in her approach to the game and her expectations about herself.
Down the starting goalkeeper, Zambia got a massive boost early on, with reserve keeper Musonda showing poise by thwarting an early shot attempt.
For Ferguson, it’s about keeping his poise in high-pressure situations and avoiding the kind of ninth-inning meltdown that set a dour tone for the rest of the recent trip.
Houston had Diana’s Boutique with Jackie O, a daring designer with stately magnificent poise.
Just your poise within in all situations.
Let’s not forget her poise on a locally-made Moomba float!
Nettles defies the prim and proper stereotype for women with the description of being foul-mouthed and fierce, making her different from the Targaryen's female dragonriders, who carry themselves with grace and poise.
On the other hand, Tilak Varma, a 20-year-old who was picked only for the T20s, showed remarkable poise and maturity in his debut series for India.
On the plus side, Shedeur Sanders’ combination of poise and talent more often than not will give the Buffs at least a fighting chance in any performance not as disastrous at the lopsided loss at Oregon two weeks ago.
Rusty netted this week's prize thanks to paw-fect poise.
She shows grace and poise in every situation she’s in. When it comes to her family, especially her son, Simone will stop at nothing to protect them.
Take a closer look and note the poise in his movement.
That leaves Lascuña, Van der Valk and Gialon to fight it out in an expected shootout and a battle of wits and poise at 8 a.m.
The design of the Forsberg is a sleek and compact roadster that is great for a multitude of race types but can glide along the street with grace and poise.
With poise and grace, lead vocalist, Micah Christian, began the show with contemporary pop favorite, “Somewhere Only We Know,” artfully arranged to feature the elegance of cello, harp, and keys.
Yet, the Bruins looked poise to enter takeover mode in the third after Bertuzzi and Pastrnak scored a mere 2:22 apart to take their first lead of the night at 3:53 in.
Alongside Kamala Harris’s poise and resilience, celebrated figures like and so many other Black woman won races.
Aminata certainly has the poise and presence of a star, but man, she showed in the ring with Deeb during this match.
Common combinations with poise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- poise and 30×
- and poise 25×
- poise in 11×
- his poise 8×
- of poise 7×
- the poise 6×
- her poise 6×
- poise to 5×
- poise as 5×
- with poise 4×