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
In video clips of a portion of the incident, some of the audience is heard cheering and clapping while others sit stone-faced in their seats, and many are seen getting up and leaving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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
Compared to all that stone-faced, enforced patriotism, the apple pie atmosphere of baseball is a breeze.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
A stone-faced woman stands before him and his horse, her right arm raised toward the sky and a feather as long as her torso in her left hand.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
