level-headed
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- level-headedly adverb
- level-headedness noun
Example Sentences
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“He seemed like a level-headed person,” one friend says of Richard “Beebo” Russell, the subject of the documentary “#Skyking.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"They always asked for a more moderate Bolsonaro, I've always been like this...balanced and level-headed," Flavio said after being tapped to lead his father's powerful conservative base.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
“I don’t want to take for granted how strong and resilient and level-headed she is. Because she’s still a person and she still has the right to grieve and go through it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
It seemed like the usual Bayern drama, but once the season started and the team began to perform at such a high level led by a level-headed manager, all the noise disappeared.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
In order to make my resignation to the first hypothesis more plausible, I had to be level-headed about this one as well.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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