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"Poised" in a Sentence (13 examples)
India is poised to surpass China and become the world's most populous country.
He seems poised to do something horrible.
On the summit, hard and clear like an equestrian statue upon its pedestal, was a mounted soldier, dark and stern, his rifle poised ready over his forearm.
If you think online sales are poised to take over in-store purchases anytime soon, think again.
But things could be looking up for these younger Americans now that the average U.S. millennial is over the age of 30 and poised to enter the wealth-accumulation stage of their life.
Algeria's tourism industry is poised to prosper.
I believe that Algeria is poised to take off economically.
We stand poised at the threshold of reading more.
I respect his poised bearing.
Algeria is poised for a geopolitical comeback.
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He stood there, poised to act, and then suddenly he drew his gun in a smooth arc.
A free-kick from Matthew Etherington caused more confusion on the stroke of half-time but Mehmet Aurelio was able to hook the ball clear with Cameron Jerome poised to strike.
The Titanic stands on end, poised briefly for the plunge.
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