Idiom
carry oneself
Meaning
To move, especially emphasizing the manner in which one moves.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She carries herself with a lot of confidence.”
“Even after the difficult news, he carried himself with grace and dignity during the meeting.”
“The seasoned performer carried herself across the stage with such poise that the entire audience remained completely captivated by her presence.”
Examples
simple
“She carries herself with a lot of confidence.”
contextual
“Even after the difficult news, he carried himself with grace and dignity during the meeting.”
complex
“The seasoned performer carried herself across the stage with such poise that the entire audience remained completely captivated by her presence.”
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