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noun

equanimity

mental calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with equanimity, each labelled with its topic.

  • She lost the lead with a lap to go and finished with an equanimity the rest of us envied.

    Fitness

  • Stoic writers treat equanimity as a skill you practice daily, not a temperament a lucky few are born with.

    Philosophy

  • He announced the layoffs and the missed quarter with an equanimity that steadied a room expecting panic.

    Startups

  • The veteran guard missed two free throws with the game on the line and walked back on defense with total equanimity.

    Basketball

  • Investors who held the crash with equanimity, neither selling nor checking prices daily, recovered fully within four years.

    Finance

  • Therapists teach equanimity through breathing exercises, so that bad news is noticed and felt without knocking a patient off balance.

    Psychology

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