self-mastery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of self-mastery
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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We need young men full of energy, ambition and growing self-mastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Devin’s bark is indicative of the endless hours working at self-mastery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
Researchers have found that toddlers who are read to become children who are "more likely to enjoy strong relationships, sharper focus, and greater emotional resilience and self-mastery."
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2021
For both men, expeditions are tests, as much internal as external, and they’re eager to see what can be found at the outer boundaries of their self-mastery.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 24, 2020
“You told—” she articulates, as if struggling for self-mastery.
From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch
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