stony-faced

American

[stoh-nee-feyst] / ˈstoʊ niˈfeɪst /

Also stone-faced

adjective

having a rigid, expressionless face.

Etymology

Origin of stony-faced

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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The only time I glimpsed Andriy Yermak, heading the negotiating team from Kyiv, he looked stony-faced.

From BBC

His sister stares at him, stony-faced.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cameras panned to the directors' box, where chairman Andrew Cavenagh and chief executive Patrick Stewart stood stony-faced.

From BBC

While I was providing live coverage for BBC Scotland a large car with tinted windows drove past me slowly, inside four stony-faced officers from the Toulouse homicide and organised crime branch.

From BBC

After the stony-faced Norwegian crossed the line he shook his head in disbelief at what had unfolded.

From BBC

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