Although her short shots were not falling, the team around her seemed to gain poise.

Suddenly, the sallow man gained poise.

I think she can handle it; she has gained poise since the trauma of her death.

She went on to speak about the history of the masks and how they were collected, gaining confidence and poise.

The newspapers continued primarily party organs; the tone remained strongly partisan, though it gradually gained poise and attained a degree of literary excellence and professional dignity.

She had gained poise and grace, and yet she still retained her bloom of innocence.

The Pageant provides young women opportunities to gain confidence and poise and to develop friendships through competition.

Ms. Guleghina, on the other hand, began stiffly and a little brutally but gained poise as she went along.

The best part of being a mentor, he said, is watching the students gain the self-confidence and poise to run their own business.

She had gained poise and grace under pressure, and she had learned to handle rejection.