Poised Sentence Examples

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  • Jonathan was poised to enter his teens in style and a deformed left arm wasn't going to hold him back.

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  • It poised for a moment and then took a dive off the cliff.

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  • Poised in the middle of turning a page, she froze.

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  • The country was beautiful, poised on the edge of spring.

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  • About two hundred yards away a lone wolf stood poised for flight, watching them cautiously.

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  • His fingers poised over the keys several times as if he were going to type more.

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  • Darkyn is a poised predator.

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  • He paused again, his fork poised over the pork chop on his plate, his gaze fixed on her face.

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  • Known for being exceptionally self-assured and poised, Kristen Stewart seems to have a talent for finding challenging roles that showcase the best of her skills.

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  • So, what will distinguish your toddler from amongst a pack of perfectly poised prima donnas?

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  • This layout has Master Chief poised to attack an alien city.

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  • At the helm of Aquarella swimwear is the talented, sophisticated and poised brilliance of Ms. Veronique de la Cruz.

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  • The warrior stood above her, his powerful body poised.

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  • However, the balance of risks on inflation still remain evenly poised.

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  • A white pouch with a slinky black spider poised over the important part will draw all straight to the fly.

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  • This British born singer seems poised to be a music business staple for a long time to come.

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  • The needle is peculiarly poised, with its point of suspension a little below its centre of gravity, and is exceedingly sensitive; it is seldom more than an inch in length, and is less than a line in thickness.

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  • With so many different cooking applications, once you've added ganache to your cooking arsenal, you'll be poised to make amazing desserts and sweets your family will love.

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  • Depeche Mode was perfectly poised from the beginning to ride this musical wave.

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  • Adam Lambert seems poised to be one of those success stories.

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  • As one of the hottest bands out there, the Gym Class Heroes are poised to take over the world now that they've already taken over the airwaves!

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  • The women who are America's Next Top Model winners become poised to enter into a lucrative modeling career at full speed.

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  • The huge house is run like a luxury hotel, with room service and personnel poised to handle any request from residents or guests.

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  • The ever-present list and pencil were poised on the kitchen counter, as if ready for action.

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  • Out of the vague and limitless body there sprung a central mass, - this earth of ours, cylindrical in shape, poised equidistant from surrounding orbs of fire, which had originally clung to it like the bark round a tree, until their continuity was severed, and they parted into several wheelshaped and fire-filled bubbles of air.

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  • His head in the famous Trumbull portrait is boldly poised and very striking.

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  • Steamer with your poised masts Raising anchor for exotic climes?

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  • Still the good news is the liberal democrats are poised for victory in Bristol.

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  • A momentary military weakness was no time in which to put out peace feelers to an enemy poised to strike.

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  • Remember to remain poised, don't just go floppy.

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  • She has developed a reputation for being extremely poised and self-assured and for being able to handle just about any role thrown at her.

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  • College students are poised between worlds, still a bit immature, but ready to try on more adult stances and attitudes.

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  • Even if the interest rates were updated recently, do not assume that the rates are not poised to change.

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  • Though the show went on, it was with a poised, more careful attitude than in years past; from the pre-show interviews to the acceptance speeches, every moment was marked with a lower-key feel.

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  • In the 1998 blockbuster Armageddon, for example, the world is poised on the brink of destruction as a tremendous asteroid takes aim at the planet, but when A.J.

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  • With some retooling, including renaming the search engine Ask.com, it seemed poised to make a mark once again in the world of search engines.

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  • Calm, poised Customer Service agent with three years of experience in fast-paced call centers and retail environments.

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  • Lie on the exercise ball face down with your stomach and hips poised on top of the ball.

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  • With equipment, studios and fitness instruction, Peak Pilates is poised to be the one resource most people need when beginning fitness with Pilates.

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  • Insured people who experienced 2007 health insurance premium increases - or who are poised to experience increases within the year - may face increases which make adequate coverage difficult to afford.

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  • Naomi Campbell may be beautiful and poised, but it's probably best to just admire her from afar.

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  • White with a black cobra sitting up and strategically poised, it's venom-licious.

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  • The idea that a woman as poised as she was could be shy was amusing.

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  • Through blurred eyes, she saw the ocean poised above them and to either side, angry waves kept at bay by whatever magic the Black God employed.

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  • Thoughts of his sweaty body poised above hers made her want to swoon for the first time in her life, and her core ached so much from the vision that she gripped the handrail.

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  • At the top, a cornice of poised boulders can be passed to a hanging ledge beneath a vast hanging choke.

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  • I have been waiting here, poised like a human cannonball, waiting for you to send me a valid power of attorney document.

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  • Then his fingers locked on to the cold wire of the fence, poised in a perfect handstand on the top.

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  • That made it 5-4 and the Spanish matador was poised for the kill.

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  • And poised on its top most bough, a crystal crescent moon glistened like spun glass.

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  • With the tie finely poised, another sensational night of speedway is anticipated next Monday in Manchester.

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  • With pens poised, we all prepared for the numbers to be announced.

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  • His finger poised above it, calling to be pressed.

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  • All of which leaves the centenary Tour delicately poised.

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  • This is a good match, nicely poised at the interval.

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  • The chancel is just a poised arch with a wooden pulpit below.

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  • This leaves them with an unstable boulder ruckle poised above their heads.

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  • Gleeson's digger poised to cut the first sod.

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  • Online writing is poised in a very transitory moment in its own development.

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  • They commonly hang poised in the air, then dart with lightning swiftness to another spot and poise themselves again.

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  • Countless numbers of shambling zombies are in fact already poised to being a massive attack on the invading ravers.

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  • Gleeson 's digger poised to cut the first sod.

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  • For well over half a century a black dog has been poised over a streak of lightning in the center of Bungay Market Place.

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  • Criminal elements and unreconstructed Socialists are, beside, poised to exploit any new system to their maximum advantage.

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  • I 'm politically poised to see this as a war of aggression on the part of the US/UK alliance and it 's invisible friends.

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  • Teens volunteering are poised to change the world while gaining valuable skills and experiences.

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  • With her poised confidence and big, soulful sound, it's hard to believe that actress and songbird JoJo is still a teenager.

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  • A Grammy, Latin Grammy and Oscar nominated artist, Gilberto's illustrious career is poised to get even better.

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  • Incomplete breech-Also called a footling breech, in this position the baby has one or both feet down towards the pelvis so that his leg(s) are poised to deliver first.

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  • She was poised somewhere between the past and tomorrow.

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  • Perfectly poised, massively square, he performs a ballet anchored to the earth.

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  • With the set poised at 4-4, the 24-year-old produced an array of superb returns and groundstrokes to break serve with almost contemptuous ease.

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  • This comes from the Fairy Feller in the foreground, his ax poised on high, ready to chop a giant hazelnut in half.

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  • Many insiders feel that rare coins are poised to make a comeback in price appreciation due to the highly cyclical nature of the market.

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  • Sony, now the 400-pound gorilla of the video game console world, is poised to bring out the third version of its record-breaking PlayStation.

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  • With this victory and the plans to build its extensive infrastructure, Wind Mobile was poised to take the Canadian market by storm.

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  • For example, a great interest rate might instead be simply an adjustable rate mortgage, with the interest rate poised and ready to skyrocket in a year or two.

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  • Reiun sculptured simply a man poised on the toes of one foot, the other foot raised, the ar-rn extended, and the body straining forward in strong yet elastic muscular effort.

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  • Of all the would-be competitors to the Palm Treo 650 we've seen, the Motorola Q seems best poised to surpass it.

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  • In 1993, Stewart seemed poised to replace David Letterman on Late Night; instead, Conan O'Brien landed the job.

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  • Fred asked, pen poised.

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  • The man before her was poised like an animal on a hunt, his penetrating, dark eyes pinned on her.

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  • Glancing around, she spotted it, poised at the edge of the ledge.

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  • His gaze moved to her opponent, a woman who looked as poised and rested as Jenn appeared battered.

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  • If they flew like ordinary flies their resemblance to Hymenoptera would be obscured by the rapidity of their flight and they might be caught on the wing by insectivorous birds or other insects; but when poised they display their coloration.

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