Coolness
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126 examples of Coolness in a sentence
The Englishman received his courtesies with coolness, and complained of being injured by what he affected to think was the accidental stumbling of his horse.
Singleton was lying on a sofa, shaking with debility, and inattentive to surrounding objects; while the surgeon was administering restoratives, and looking at the dressings, with a
coolness
that mocked the tumult.
A guard was left on the ground, under the command of Hollister, who, having discovered that his enemy was of mortal mold, took his position with admirable
coolness
and no little skill, to guard against surprise.
Here, indeed, was to be seen sad evidence of the midnight fray, but the trooper glanced his eye over it with the
coolness
of one accustomed to such sights.
Remember, Captain Wharton," continued he with an air of pride, "that now is the moment when everything depends on our coolness."
He continued listening, until their quick footsteps were no longer audible, and then quietly returned to his seat, and with incomparable
coolness
resumed his meal.
Throughout the whole of this arduous flight, the peddler had manifested a
coolness
and presence of mind that nothing appeared to disturb.
The rope was adjusted to his neck with the same
coolness
that formed the characteristic of the whole movement, and a fragment of board being laid upon the barrel, he was ordered to mount.
The trooper had uniformly exhibited, on the eve of battle, an animation, and an eagerness to engage, that was directly at variance with the admirable
coolness
of his manner at other times.
He was a universal favorite, and the sight inflamed the men to the utmost: neither officers nor soldiers possessed that
coolness
which is necessary to insure success in military operations; they spurred after their enemies, burning for vengeance.
Maybe at first there was a little
coolness
between him and me: there was not quite the old schoolboy trust between us.
The
coolness
of the woman amazed and enraged me.
The nocturnal
coolness
of the atmosphere cheered him up; the silence, the darkness gave him sharp sensations of delight, and he loitered on his way.
Lothario, terrified and breathless, ran in haste to pluck out the dagger; but when he saw how slight the wound was he was relieved of his fears and once more admired the subtlety, coolness, and ready wit of the fair Camilla; and the better to support the part he had to play he began to utter profuse and doleful lamentations over her body as if she were dead, invoking maledictions not only on himself but also on him who had been the means of placing him in such a position: and knowing that his friend Anselmo heard him he spoke in such a way as to make a listener feel much more pity for him than for Camilla, even though he supposed her dead.
The landlord was beside himself at the
coolness
of the squire and the mischievous doings of the master, and swore it should not be like the last time when they went without paying; and that their privileges of chivalry should not hold good this time to let one or other of them off without paying, even to the cost of the plugs that would have to be put to the damaged wine-skins.
It was in this trying situation, exposed to a galling fire of blank cartridges, and harassed by the operations of the military, a fresh body of whom had begun to fall in on the opposite side, that Mr. Pickwick displayed that perfect
coolness
and self-possession, which are the indispensable accompaniments of a great mind.
A vast deal of coolness, and a peculiar degree of judgment, are requisite in catching a hat.
What fragrant
coolness
revived him; what gushing sound was that?
'Upon my word, ma'am,' said Mr. Magnus, 'considering the situation in which I am placed with regard to yourself, you carry this matter off with tolerable coolness--tolerable coolness, ma'am.''Cruel Mr. Magnus!' said the middle-aged lady; here she wept very copiously indeed.
'Joe--damn that boy, he's gone to sleep.''No, I ain't, sir,' replied the fat boy, starting up from a remote corner, where, like the patron saint of fat boys--the immortal Horner--he had been devouring a Christmas pie, though not with the
coolness
and deliberation which characterised that young gentleman's proceedings.
'Wot, ain't nothin' to be done in consequence, sir?' exclaimed Sam, perfectly aghast at the
coolness
with which Mr. Pickwick prepared to ensconce himself inside.
In two hours' time he returned with so much
coolness
as if he had been despatched on the most ordinary message possible, and brought the information that an individual, in every respect answering Mr. Winkle's description, had gone over to Bristol that morning, by the branch coach from the Royal Hotel.
Here, young 'ooman, Miss Sawbones, Mrs. Vinkle, don't!'Whether it was the magic of Mr. Winkle's name, or the
coolness
of the open air, or some recollection of Mr. Weller's voice, that revived Arabella, matters not.
This manoeuvring was so exceedingly ingenious and, withal, performed with such immovable composure and coolness, that Mr. Pickwick would have had no wish to disturb it, even if he had had the power.
Sawyer, Sir!''Hollo!' responded that gentleman, looking over the side of the chaise with all the
coolness
in life.
There was a
coolness
about all this, which, to a gentleman of an excitable temperament, had, under the circumstances, rather an exasperating tendency.
Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, now condescended to receive Mr. Solomon Pell's instructions, and having filled up some printed forms, requested the party to follow him to the bank, which they did: Mr. Weller and his three friends staring at all they beheld in unbounded astonishment, and Sam encountering everything with a
coolness
which nothing could disturb.
"You have no chance at all.""So I see," the other answered with the utmost
coolness.
Elinor, this eldest daughter, whose advice was so effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and
coolness
of judgment, which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led to imprudence.
She would have given the world to be able to speak--and to make them understand that she hoped no coolness, no slight, would appear in their behaviour to him;--but she had no utterance, and was obliged to leave all to their own discretion.
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