stony-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of stony-faced
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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When he isn’t mugging for Reed’s camera he vacillates between a stony-faced refusal to admit guilt and an approximation of remorse.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
A stony-faced Kaczynski responds: "Please apologise to the Chancellor, but it is the Polish people who will decide about this issue in a referendum," he says.
From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2023
It was a light-hearted moment on which to end proceedings, but there was a clear, more stony-faced message to emerge from the Irish camp after the match: good start, but nothing more.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse looked on stony-faced in the first game since his best player was ruled out of the tournament.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022
Lamar sat stony-faced at dinner that night, and Sam Houston didn’t speak a word.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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