Examples of 'was poised' in a sentence

Meaning of "was poised"

Was poised: This phrase describes a state of readiness, balance, or anticipation, suggesting that someone or something is well-prepared or positioned for a particular outcome or action

How to use "was poised" in a sentence

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was poised
And for a moment it was poised in the air.
Andrews was poised as she addressed the court.
I was reeling from a cancer diagnosis that was poised to bankrupt my family.
The pencil was poised above an empty notebook.
The fact must be recognized that nuclear energy was poised to play a fundamental role.
The band was poised for commercial success.
The whole mass of the picture was poised upon that weight.
Hamilton was poised to be the next big thing.
Wait Disney Animation Studios was poised for a comeback.
Shidaiqu was poised to enter its golden age.
The Senate was poised.
He was poised and ready to strike at any moment.
That the bank was poised to sell.
I was poised to jump in when a bystander beat me to it.
The fate of mankind was poised by a thread.

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I was poised with video so managed to capture it.
It was the person who was poised to kill her in cold blood.
She was poised to be the first black concert pianist.
The state was poised.
Geeta was poised to win but lost her lead.
There are speculations that the company was poised to take control of the project.
The was poised to win but lost provided.
Meanwhile his army was poised to attack Dakara.
I was poised to become the leader in my field.
He beheld his might which was poised throughout the eighteen ratas.
It was poised in the atmosphere without support.
In the UK the song was poised for the no.
That was poised to bankrupt my family.
In this effort the Theosophical Society was poised to possibly play a major role.
I was was poised to turn off the computer.
Now Tracy Flick was poised to win.
India was poised to become a great democracy.
There is no question, the woman was poised.
I was poised and ready to throw mine.
Shangdang was poised to fall.
Was poised to continue my journey.
Her whole body was poised on the brink of orgasm.
Four years later it all happened again, when Cynthia was poised to enter college.
Her rifle was poised at the entrance of the cave.
The company was doing very well, and was poised for even more growth.
America was poised for a major swing the other way.
While working carefully, he was poised to listen to her.
Arab was poised to fight arab.
That pre-scientific world, the world ruled by fear was poised at the edge of a revolution.
A frightful bomb was poised to bathe the land in mutogenic horror.
Soon afterwards, the Rangers ' powers were stolen and Lothor was poised for final victory.
Exxon was poised to invest in both areas before the sanctions.
Putin lamented that the United States was poised to deploy missiles to Romania and Poland.
It was poised to win awards.
Three years ago, when Argentina was poised to declare war against us.

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