unsmiling
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Indiana, meanwhile, went from being the team known for posting more losses than any other in Division I history to a legitimate force when it hired Cignetti, an unsmiling protégé of Saban’s in Tuscaloosa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Before Joseph Wambaugh came along, the unofficial bard of the Los Angeles Police Department was Jack Webb, whose unsmiling Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025
The comedian Julio Torres presents himself like an alien from outer space, an unsmiling observer of Earth paraphernalia.
From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024
Nighy plays Mr. Williams, a stooped, unsmiling man who carries an umbrella even when the weather’s fine, and whose voice brings to mind the dryness of a dusty pile of papers.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2023
You see it in the slate gray of a pristine Mercedes-Benz, the gray-white fumes funneling out the back, the gray mop of hair of the unsmiling woman at the wheel.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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