She quickly tried to compose herself, but it was too late.

She got everything caught up at home, too, trying to compose herself and her life.

Instead he tried to compose himself for another hour or two of sleep, but it didn't come.

He tried to compose himself and go over in his mind the details of what had taken place almost a month before.

Every time I try to compose my mind, that gets in the way.

She used the time it took him to return to try to compose herself.

He looked away for a moment, trying to compose himself.

She put her hand over them, trying to compose herself.

There, alone behind the closed door, she tried to compose herself.

She stood straight, trying to compose herself, then made her way to the door.