hard-faced
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Beyoncé, in multiple hairstyles and fashions, is shown both alluring and unglamorous: hard-faced, unhappy, sweaty, harshly lit.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
He is a vigorous, hard-faced man of forty; born a peasant, he became a soldier, rising to commander of cavalry and the consulship.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 26, 2015
Not so long ago a visiting IMF mission of "hard-faced men with red pencils" would trigger demonstrations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2014
The Carters already have a foothold in Albert Square courtesy of Mick's hard-faced sister Shirley, a resident since 2006.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2013
Outside stood a hard-faced woman with leathery brown skin, three necklaces looped about her scrawny neck.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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