How to Use poised in a Sentence
poised
adjective
- The actors were poised on the stage, ready for the curtain to come up.
- She held the pencil poised over the paper.
- She seemed poised to take on the leadership of the country.
- He is now poised to become the next big star in country music.
- The company is poised for success.
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And the Raiders looked poised to go ahead as well on their opening drive.
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Matt Kawahara,
SFChronicle.com,
29 Dec. 2019
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The Ducks look poised to get the ball back, pinning the Sun Devils with third and long.
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oregonlive,
23 Nov. 2019
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At the second race, The Rock seemed poised to win, but midway down the track the car veered off the track and stalled.
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Jesse Wright,
chicagotribune.com,
18 Mar. 2018
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Your colleagues in the Senate are poised to not give him that and not give him the vote.
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Fox News,
9 Sep. 2018
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The decade seemed poised to bring about a more equal and just America.
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Sarah A. Seo,
The New York Review of Books,
6 July 2020
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Thanks to the play of Cardenas and Giller, the Hornets (9-2) seem poised to do just that.
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Matthew Vantryon,
Indianapolis Star,
26 Dec. 2017
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But just as the Proud Boys seemed poised to take over the far-right ecosystem, the group started to fall apart.
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Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2021
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Now up 3-0 in their series with the Kings, the Golden Knights look poised to move on to the second round.
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Andrew Joseph,
For The Win,
17 Apr. 2018
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The Knights still seem poised to take van Riemsdyk in the expansion draft.
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Chris Hine,
chicagotribune.com,
21 June 2017
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Even so, trade talks between the two countries seem poised to step up a gear.
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Sherisse Pham,
CNN,
24 July 2019
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Still, the new 2 coupe is just as entertaining to drive and even more poised on the road.
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Car and Driver,
3 Feb. 2022
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Aiken then seemed poised to pick up the plurality on the fourth vote.
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Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2023
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Remain poised to adapt to unforeseen changes in the week ahead.
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Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
27 June 2021
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The Lions were down 1-0 at the half, but took six shots (two on frame) and looked poised for a second-half charge.
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Jordan Culver,
Pro Soccer USA,
30 June 2018
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Wooster jumped out quickly to an 8-0 lead and appeared poised to run the Titans out of the gym.
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Special To The Plain Dealer,
cleveland.com,
3 Mar. 2018
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Instead, both parties seem poised to make the worst of this crisis.
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Kate Aronoff,
The New Republic,
11 Mar. 2020
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City Hall also looked poised to get in on the action on Friday.
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John Canzano,
OregonLive.com,
1 June 2018
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But with all the excitement heading into the end of the year, talk of smart hedges looks poised to ramp up.
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Julia Horowitz,
CNN,
15 Dec. 2019
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In his late teens, in the early years of the 1960s, Charlie Watts was a poised and unflappable young man.
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Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2021
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The first marked a costly swing late in the first half for the Raiders, who trailed 14-10 but looked poised to take a lead into halftime.
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Matt Kawahara,
SFChronicle.com,
20 Oct. 2019
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The Greyhounds looked poised to make a deep tournament run.
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Matthew Vantryon,
The Indianapolis Star,
2 Nov. 2020
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Klopp's men seem poised to secure a Champions League spot at the end of the season.
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SI.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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Once again Democrats seem poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Allan Lichtman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2018
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But the dancers remained poised — not even the raucous cheering that echoed through the theater could melt the stern looks from the dancers’ faces.
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Lauren Lumpkin,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2020
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But the goal, as Jabeur’s poised and relentless performance made clear Thursday, is a first major title.
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Christopher Clarey,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2022
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