countenances
- plural of countenance.
- present tense form of countenance (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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He was also the only barefaced person in a sea of masked countenances.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2020
Some of us, though, will be suspicious of anything that countenances the missing of even the smallest part of a film.
From The Guardian • May 2, 2019
A dying figure, Agni, is surrounded by the countenances of mythic beings, including Mozart, Lewis Carroll, a witch, the Queen of the Night, Copernicus, Tristan and Isolde.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2016
It has something to do with the ambiguous gray of their coats, the deadpan dignity of their countenances, those skeptically raised eyebrows.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2015
Presently the tumult died down.The four pigs waited, trembling, w'ith guilt written on every line of their countenances.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
