Example Sentences

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“We trust in Kyrie, and I expect us to have our whole team at some point,” teammate Kevin Durant said stonily during the media event.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021

Or he might sit stonily no matter how hard I leaned.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2019

The handmaidens stare straight ahead, stonily connecting this incredible and otherwise inexplicable event to viewers, who stare back at the painting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2019

In response, the younger women silently and stonily look at the elder as if she’s spouted two additional heads before their eyes.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2018

He brings it to his face, showering it with tears and kisses as she stares stonily ahead.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen