sangfroid

Cultural

Composure in the face of difficulty or danger: “We would all be dead today if our bus driver hadn't kept his sangfroid when the bus began to skid on the ice.” From French, meaning “cold blood.”

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The pilots, accustomed to the high pressure of front-line combat, reacted with sangfroid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

As for Fry, when her Etheline loses her sangfroid, I was ready to bolt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

Alcaraz is imbued with boundless enthusiasm and energy, not to mention skill, speed, stamina and sangfroid.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

Avani, who was nervous on stage two years ago and misspelled a word she knew, used the time off to embrace sangfroid — “which means calm,” she explained, because she’s a speller.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2021

They had praised her courage and her sangfroid.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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