sangfroid

• All he got from Cultoquhey was, “Thank ye, my Lord Duke,” taking off his glass with the utmost sangfroid. —  Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
• He later recalled being "shocked" by Sickert's "sangfroid," or complete indifference. —  Portrait of a Killer
• Ehomba handled the unexpected confrontation with his usual sangfroid, smiling and nodding at the figure that now blocked their path. —  Carnivores of Light and Darkness
• I asked him, on his honour, if the ship were surrendered? he declared she was; on which I gave him my hand, and desired him to call to his officers and ship's company, and tell them of it — which he did; and on the quarter-deck of a Spanish First-rate, extravagant as the story may seem, did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards; which, as I received, I gave to William Fearney, one of my bargemen, who put them with the greatest sangfroid under his arm. —  The Life of Nelson
• The pub rarely has a sale on ales. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 2

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