stonily
- a word derived from stony.
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
He looks up at her in awe and love; she stonily gazes in another direction and walks away from him.
From Salon ● May 2, 2019
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
He stares stonily at me for a moment longer before looking to Sana, who nods, and Keenan, who offers a shrug that could mean any number of things.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
