stiff upper lip
Example Sentences
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In the current, so-called third design generation, the hood slopes down to form the stiff upper lip of a mouth pursed with purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025
“So many people do have this view that Harry should have had a stiff upper lip, that he should have grit his teeth and borne it,” Smith told me.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2023
But she assumed that the stiff upper lip emblematic of elite British society would not make for a compelling documentary — too guarded, too interested in hagiography, too much of an all-around royal pain.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Anyone who has watched the many dramatizations of the queen’s life — including “The Crown” — or the coverage of her death is already well-versed in the problems of always maintaining a stiff upper lip.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2022
In other words, it’s time for me to wear a beauty-pageant smile while keeping a very stiff upper lip.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
