stony-faced
adjective
having a rigid, expressionless face.
stone-faced
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a variation of
stony-faced.
Example Sentences
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And so, as these fighters walked stone-faced to the octagon, we bore witness to the revolting spectacle of the troops saluting fighters.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Swapping his usual T-shirt, jeans and sneakers for a dark suit and tie, OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman sat stone-faced in the front row of the Oakland courtroom for most of the proceedings.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
“I think that might be the first time I’ve seen you smile,” Poe tells him 14 minutes into the second episode, up until which time he’s been consistently stone-faced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Mr. Ozon’s star is the appropriately stone-faced Benjamin Voisin as Meursault, who like Camus is an ethnically French citizen of Algeria, which for more than a century was a French colony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
A short snorty chuckle burst from her nose, then she was stone-faced again.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
